Plumb and square the column.
How to build a screened porch roof.
This will allow water to run off without splashing back through the screens.
Next prime and paint the frame.
Screen porch construction plan ahead to avoid construction headaches.
We recommend hiring an architect to help work out the details.
Tips for joining the screened in porch and house roofs.
Cut off excess with scissors.
Lay out the perimeter lines of the closed in porch enclosure with.
The least expensive method to cover the sides is to build your own frames and staple on screening.
You can add this screened in porch to almost any house but attachment.
Keep the screen tight and flat against all sides.
Stretch the screen material across the face of a panel and then down on the sides.
Cut off excess screen with a utility knife.
On this building a porch roof project a beam is placed against the ledger board and fastened to the top of the end column.
How to build a screened in patio laying the foundation for the screened in porch.
If constructing a totally new screened porch without the roof already in place construct the front wall with a bottom and top plate the 4 by 4 inch posts 2 by 4 inch studs and the blocking for the lower framing.
Assembling the closed in porch framework.
Fiberglass screen is pliable so you should be able to wrap it back much like wrapping a package.
You may need to brace the column while you continue.
Unless you plan to get fancy and add a gutter on the end extend a shingled plywood roof two feet past the end of the porch.
First build out the frame with pressure treated lumber.
Then staple the screen to frame.
Build the deck.
Keep the screen tight as you staple it down to the sides.
How to build a porch.