I finally got around to doing something about our derelict screened in porch. No before pictures because it was too embarrassing. Imagine green carpet over plywood, rotten stairs, half rotten framing underneath, and some giant pine bushes. Oh, and saggy screens.
As of now, frame is stout, floor is fresh and we have real 4x4s supporting the roof. Previously it had some 2x4s with screen stapled to it, but I'd like to do better.
What experience do you guys have with the various screening systems? The side sections are 6' wide by avoid 7' tall. The front two are about 6.5' wide.
Screentight and screeneze pop up in my searches, but I don't have experience with either.
Do I need to run a piece of wood along the floor for the screen system to screw into?
Similarly, would screens get loose over time if I ran them top to bottom, and didn't secure them in the middle along my future railing?
My back porch has a concrete floor, about 12 x 25. The roof is supported with 6" x 6" architectural columns about 9' high. I took a bunch of 1" x 1" aluminum angle, painted it white and screwed it to the support columns and the bottom edge of the roof. I had a local screen business make up some 1" x 1" aluminum screen frames, complete with fiberglass screening. Most of the sections were about 5'w x 9'h. Cost was reasonable, but I don't honestly remember what I paid. That was about 20 years ago. I've replaced the screening in two of the frames myself from a big roll of screening I bought online. The aluminum frames have grooves to accept the rubber spline that holds the screen tight. It's an easy job, and it comes out nice and snug and lasts, well, 20 years. I need to do the rest of them, as the bottom edges are shot, and a few baseballs have left holes in them. I did not put a stop on the bottom edge, but merely caulked the frame to the floor. It has worked well for me, and it's nice having that space available, bug free, for about 7 months out of the year.
Edit: I do also have vinyl railing inside the screen, for toddler safety when it was installed. The screen frames mount flush to the outside edge of the support columns. Wish I had a pic handy.
Edit: Sorry for the bad pic, but in fact this pic of my truck shows part of the porch in the distance.
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I can't really help you but these products look interesting. I have helped screen in a couple of porches, but it was a lot simpler than these kit screens.
Screeneze.com: NO-SPLINE SCREEN PORCH SOLUTIONS
Screentight.com: Porch Screening Systems
