How to Screen in a Porch

Posted on 2013-02-04 23:52:28. by Angelo

The summer is coming close and you all are ready to spend more times outside the house. Porch is a good place for you to do so. For those who have open type of porch might want to consider screen in a porch since it has so many benefits. We are not going to talk about those, but more on how to screen in a porch. What? Are you kidding me? Of course now. A lot of people do not really know how to screen in a porch and it could be a serious problem since you might have to spend more money to hire professional company to help you with. DIY screened in a porch is the best option to save more money.

Installing screen in a porch might be easy, but the whole project before the installing might be a bit different. That is right—finding the right screened in a porch kits is the hardest task to accomplish. Indeed, you have prefabricated type of kit, but you should get the right measurement of your porch. Take the first step of installing this thing by measuring the size of your porch. You have to get the exact measurement of both width and length of the porch. Cut the screen based on that size, but do not forget to spare extra room. Place the side of the screen against one of the porch’s studs. What’s next?

Attaching the screen is the next job and you could staple the top of the screen to the porch. Once attaching job is done, you have to trim the screen. It is a vital step to do since you want to get great shape of the screen. You could also paint the trim to get more amazing look of screened in a porch.