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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.
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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.
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