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re: Need Help With A Screen Porch
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:24 am to weadjust
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:24 am to weadjust
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My screen porch has treated & painted 2"x 4"s attached to the slab. No signs of rot yet in 14 years. The screen is attached to the 2x4 framing with stainless steel staples. Then a I ripped down 2x4s into 1/4" strips to cover the staples and screen edges where it attaches to the 2x4 framing.
This is same as mine. Not as old but no issues so far.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:03 pm to GoldenSombrero
I just finished screening in my porch. I used 2x2 strips that I bought from Home Depot to frame the screen in.
It was a major pain in the arse stretching the screen perfectly and a very tedious task cutting all of the wood perfectly.
They make the prefabbed aluminum framing that is super simple and comes with a tool that you roll the screen in for an even stretch on the screen. I opted out of this option because I'm cheap but never again. The amount of time it took for me to build this from scratch was not worth the money I saved.
Pay someone to do it unless you have nothing to do on the weekends.
It was a major pain in the arse stretching the screen perfectly and a very tedious task cutting all of the wood perfectly.
They make the prefabbed aluminum framing that is super simple and comes with a tool that you roll the screen in for an even stretch on the screen. I opted out of this option because I'm cheap but never again. The amount of time it took for me to build this from scratch was not worth the money I saved.
Pay someone to do it unless you have nothing to do on the weekends.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:04 pm to GoldenSombrero
I calked in the cracks where the wood meets the concrete slab on the outside to prevent water from getting sandwiched between my 2x4 and the concrete.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:05 pm to robchand58
For whatever reason, my screen porch is called a lanai. It has a base pf concrete block going up about 30" on the edges. It then has an aluminum frame that is slotted for screen installation. It is 10x40 and has two aluminum screen doors.
It is awesome because the block does not dent or get ripped out when hit by a ball. I did go with the fiberglass screen instead of aluminum. It looks better and lasts longer.
The screen guy originally told me it would last about 5 years per screen panel. It is 16 now and like new. It is easy to clean and comes in 6' wide rolls so you get unobstructed views.
It is awesome because the block does not dent or get ripped out when hit by a ball. I did go with the fiberglass screen instead of aluminum. It looks better and lasts longer.
The screen guy originally told me it would last about 5 years per screen panel. It is 16 now and like new. It is easy to clean and comes in 6' wide rolls so you get unobstructed views.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:11 pm to ell_13
May be hard to tell how I did it but I can post better pics tonight.
And I still have air gaps to fill above the screen
And I still have air gaps to fill above the screen
This post was edited on 4/12/17 at 12:12 pm
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