Benefits of a Screened Porch

If you have an area around your house that could be converted into valuable outdoor living space, you should consider converting it to a screened porch. A screened porch does much more than just add value to your home. Use your screen room for added living space; enclose a pool, deck or patio. A screen porch is a versatile addition to any home. With a screened porch you are able to enjoy the beauty of nature without the burdens sometime accompanying it. With a screened porch you can enjoy all the wonder and festivity of a warm summer day without the constant bother of burdensome bugs. A vibrant and alluring addition to any home, a screened porch does more than provide protection from the relentless pestering of hungry bugs. A screened porch can help differentiate your home from the drudgery of normality and creates an eye-catching focal point for your home.
 

Screened porch a great addition to any home

A screened porch is a great addition to any home. With a screened porch you can add value and aesthetic beauty to your home without breaking your budget. A screened porch is an affordable way to enjoy all that nature has to offer. From a screened porch to a year round room, Designer Properties has what you are looking for. To learn more about a screened porch or other enclosure from Designer Properties, please take the time to explore our entire site.

Screened Porches add beauty

Screened Porches add beauty, value, and security to the home. While providing shelter from the elements, they also act as a barrier to noise, and intruders. And they are a good financial investment for the future: enclosing a covered porch later on can be done at a minimal cost.

Financial investment

Porches are more than a worthy financial investment for the homeowner. They are an investment in the good life, providing us with a place to pause from a hectic life, to gather with others, to extend the vision of our lives beyond ourselves. These structures remind all of us that no home is an island.

So while there are any number of reasons our back yards are all but abandoned these days, with some effort and creativity, a screened porch can turn a problem into a design opportunity and add value and interest to your home.

A studio roof is a single slopped roofline that will add a more uniformed elevation to the appearance inside the room. The studio roof is a more economical roof style, which may blend better on some houses then other more expensive roof styles.

A cathedral (or gabled) roof adds interest by providing an elevated peak to the center of the roof. This roofline has two sections, sloping to each side of the porch. On the inside, it adds additional height, creating a larger feel to the room. This is the most popular roof style for screened porches.

The hip roof is very similar to the cathedral roof with one slight difference. This roofline adds one more additional slope to the front of the porch creating three slopes to the roofline.

Skylights will add more light to, as well as better views from your screened porch. There should be consideration to the amount the roof slopes when adding skylights so that leaking does not become an issue. Skylights can be ordered as either operable (ones that open for more ventilation) or inoperable (fixed and non-opening).

When adding a screened porch to any house, the intended use is important to consider. Most people add a ceiling fan as a way to help circulate the air as well as outlets for floor lamps to increase additional lighting options inside the room. Depending on county codes, you may be required to have a light near the door on the outside of the room that is either motion sensitive or connected to a switch.

Enclosed Screen Porch Ideas

Enclosing a porch with a screen is a great way to enjoy an outdoor space through the entire year. It will keep you out of the elements and free from bug attacks. There are a number of elements to consider when creating an enclosed screen porch to make it a tranquil retreat that invites everyone to enjoy.

Creating Useful Space

Screened porches are a great way to increase the space of an interior dining area. If you have sliding glass doors that open to a porch from your dining room, you can enclose this to make semi-outdoor eating areas free from flies and mosquitoes.

Create a sun room kids can get fresh air all day, regardless of rain or sun. Screened porches make great playrooms to hold toys and games, even video games if the roof and flooring are water-tight.

If you are an artist looking for a spot that has lots of light, inspirational views and fresh air, an enclosed patio is a perfect option. You can gaze from the porch to the sunset while capturing it with your paintbrushes.
 

Consider where the door is that leads from the porch to the inside of the home. A door at the corner of the porch can reduce the usable space of the porch because you need to allow clear entry and exit.

A vaulted ceiling would make the room seem larger, opening it up not just to the landscape but upwards to the sky. You may also want to add a quiet ceiling fan to circulate air during days when there is no wind.

Front porches are great locations for a porch swing. You can also keep delicate potted herbs on a front porch away from harsh sunlight.
Construction
If you are enclosing a wooden deck porch, remember that any cracks or grooves in the flooring will allow insects to crawl up.

You can place a screen from top to bottom or create a series of panels that create a wall. This may be waist-high with screen going to the ceiling. Creating nice frames for the screen to keep it taught.

If you are building a a porch from scratch, think about the furniture you want to put there and the activities the porch will serve. Create a porch large enough to not seem cluttered.
 

 

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