Sometimes a quick fix doesn’t quite do the job when you want a custom porch transformation.
These Warner Robins homeowners had a screened porch originally built out of non-pressure treated lumber. As such, the walls were starting to rot, not to mention that the screened porch panels were too close together. While looking for screened porch builders, they asked Archadeck of Central Ga to take care of the maintenance issues related to the rotting porch and open up the structure for more enjoyment and better aesthetics.
For instance, take this original screened porch in Warner Robins, GA. It needed attention and creative usability thinking to make it a better low-maintenance outdoor living room for the family. Sadly, the family felt sequestered when trying to relax inside; it and we really needed to remedy that.
Before the update. After the update.
Instead of conveying a sense of outdoor living enjoyment, the tightly enclosed area with an obstructed view of the backyard was just plain sad.
First things first, our construction team leader and crew carefully removed the structure so that the adjacent hardscape patio remained untouched.
Replacing the rotting wood, we installed new walls and supports throughout. And we switched out the three-foot-wide screened door leading to the patio with a twelve-foot wide sliding door, allowing huge open access to their backyard.
Spanning the majority of the newly designed screened porch, this large opening accommodated more people and better utilized the patio outside.
The homeowners were able to install a TV inside the new (improved) porch custom design, and with the newly expanded sliding door access, it could be viewed from virtually any perspective – inside and out. And for Sunday NFL football fans, that was the cherry atop the proverbial sundae.
This new outdoor room also features all-new supports and new LVL headers. Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is an engineered wood product that is fabricated with multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. It is typically used for headers, beams, rim board and edge-forming material. Due to its composite nature, it is much less likely than conventional lumber to warp, twist, bow, or shrink, which makes it perfect for this porch transformation.
For further protection and longevity, we also wrapped everything in white PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) to eliminate maintenance.
The white screen frame you see in the finished porch picture is white aluminum, which we did as a favor for the family.
EVERYTHING OLD CAN BE NEW AGAIN WITH ARCHADECK OUTDOOR LIVING
Are you ready to have the outdoor space you always imagined possible? Contact Archadeck of Central GA to get started. We are your local custom deck design and build experts.
