A deck can only be used if the weather permits while a screen room is more versatile and appealing.
Convert under deck to screened porch.
A sun drenched deck can illustrate what happens when you have too much of a good thing.
Sep 30 2016 by installing a raintight under deck ceiling you can keep the area under your deck dry.
Of course you ll also need screens on the sides and probably a door.
If you have a good solid deck you have a great start to a screened porch.
Deciding to convert an existing deck into a screened porch is a great way to expand the living space of your home.
If you do plan on selling your home in the near future this feature will also appeal to a large number of buyers.
Before we can convert this deck into a screened in porch we also need to replace some of the boards and that requires us to use our go to trick.
The average cost to build a deck starts at 25 per sq.
How to turn a deck into a three season porch.
So all we have to do now is nail in the new boards.
Converting your uncovered deck to a screened in porch can increase the value of your home.
Matching any existing boards with a 2 by 4 and a table saw.
All you need are some posts some headers across the top and some roofing if your deck is open.
This is a long post so grab a cup of coffee or a refreshing cool beverage to enjoy as i show you the process of converting our screened porch to a sunroom the interior of the updated sunroom our replacement windows and projects that we need to tackle now that this one is complete.
Instead of enjoying your deck you find reasons to avoid it.
Building a deck with a screened in porch.
Depending on your particular circumstances and ultimately on what you want it.
If you dont already have an existing deck the construction for a new screened in porch is much more expensive.
Foot with most homeowners spending around 4 380 to 10 080 total.
We are having such a terrible time trying to find options for converting under the deck to a porch area.