Screening In An Existing Covered Porch
Porch screen kits pre framed screens or screen panels for porches can also be used for patio applications if there is an existing roof.
Screening in an existing covered porch. Enclosing an existing covered porch with screen simply requires you to build a stud wall or walls along the open sides to create surfaces for attaching the screen. Could run as little as 450 dollars including the lumber needed for building screen panels the screen fabric. Adding screening to a porch is simple. The total cost for a screened in porch on an existing deck will be between 1 157 and 1 374 or an average cost of 6 33 sf.
Hang the screening from the top of the frame using staples and an electric staple gun. Cut sheets of porch screening with a scissors or utility knife. The cost of materials for a top of the line screened in porch on an existing deck runs between 860 and 1 070 with an installation cost between 297 and 304. The walls are constructed from pressure treated 2x4s which we primed and painted ahead of time.
The method for how to screen in a patio is much the same as screening in a porch. The materials to screen in an existing covered porch of approximately 200 sq.