judith ann

[ATTACH=CONFIG]462442[/ATTACH]Our screen room is part of the L shaped deck we built many years ago. I wish it was a 4 season room and a bit bigger. It is the short side of the L. The long side of the deck is now a covered porch. Which I love too.The screen porch looks over the patio and BBQ.[ATTACH=CONFIG]462443[/ATTACH]I am very lucky to have them all. judy j

GingerK

We have stacked decks on the west side of our house. A few years ago, we decided to add removable screens to the lower deck. We added permanent screening to the underside of the lower deck (easy in our case because the basement walkout was directly below) and to the underside of the upper deck. Because the main floor deck is a wrap-around, we added a lockable screened door at each end. We decided on removable screens because of the amount of wind and snow we get here in winter. Much easier to remove the cedar framed screens than to replace the screening every year or so.

If any of you have experienced black fly season (tiny aggressive little buggers that actually take a bite out of you and are around in early spring thru to the hot weather), you will understand the pleasure our screened-in deck has provided. We spend many an evening there, watching the local wildlife and enjoying the sunset. The cats love their extra freedom and hang there most warm days.

The only thing I would have done differently, is not to have waited 10 years to do this relatively easy diy project. You will never regret your screened in room.

Judith1005

Yes, they are glass windows over screens. The windows are insulated. Double paned. The can withstand hurricane force winds. That particular room has its own heater and air conditioning system. You can see the unit in the picture in the top right corner. We only run it in extreme heat or cold. It has glass windows on 3 sides. We get a wonderful breeze most of the time. We a joined it to the existing back of the house.

Judith1005

Oh wow, what a beautiful inviting space. I love it!

Onebyone

There is a big difference from a sun room to a screen porch. I have a screened porch with exposed beams and ceiling fan. Very nice and looks great BUT It is impossible to have furniture that is not completely washable on it. The dust, pollen, dirt, rain and wind will have mildew on any fabric furniture. We have metal outdoor furniture on the screened porch and have to wash it several times a year. I see all the beautiful outdoor rooms and think no way. It would be a constant cleaning and mildewy mess.

judith ann

We cover the screens in the winter. Years past we put plastic over the south screens. This year we used plastic panels we could put in from the inside. They worked out really well.No more climbing the ladder.The east now has 2 combination windows. We have not had trouble with any mildew.The room does have to have a good cleaning after winter. It gives me a chance to move things around and add new finds.

judith ann

We have the roll up bamboo window shades. We got them at Lowe's on sale. They work really well to keep out too much sun but let in good light. One of the most enjoyable times is cleaning the room everything smells so good.
As soon as the weather permits we eat out there. That time is not hear yet. It is snowing again today.

teacherbailey

I had a screened porch on the lake house for years when I was married....loved it and used it a lot to sit and read or sew. Couldn't leave sewing stuff out there because of pollen during that season, and didn't during rain because of moisture on my 1940's machine but I had a project going out there a lot. There seemed to usually be a breeze and the light was pretty good most of the day. If I were to put a screened porch on my current deck---and we've talked about it---I'd probably have 3-4 feet of drywall or paneling at the bottom and the rest screen. I'd do this so I could have electrical outlets and some low bookcases and the like out there.....the lake porch had no electrical outlets so I had to sew using an outdoor extension cord that people tripped over a lot. Good Luck!

mshollysd

We bought our house with ta 3 season porch, which was a deck that they put fiberglass roof over it. It leaked like a sieve and so we changed the flat roof to a rubber roof, which doesn't leak. We also changed the carpet and added a thicker carpet to make the room warmer (there isn't any insulation under the floor yet). Anyway with the roof insulated and the gas stove in the corner, I made this into my quilting room. I have my long arm out there now, and all my machines. It gets close to freezing here in the state of South Dakota, but I turn on my little furnace and in about an hour it is ok to work in there. I have attached pictures for you of the work done with the carpet.

Geri B

I call these rooms three season room........I would like to rip down our deck, do a 3season room, then deck.....when I either win the lottery or find my long lost rich relative