It’s spring and a homeowner’s thoughts turn toward the yard: making it look beautiful and spending more time in it. But homeowners are also practical people. They know that soon the bugs will arrive and some days will bring rain– that’s when they consider adding a screened in porch or sunroom so they can enjoy more carefree time outside.
Many of our clients start by asking around the neighborhood, collecting information about what kind of porch their friends have and who built it. More often than not, the neighbor hired a contractor who built a shell of a porch then took aluminum or fiberglass screening and stretched it around the outside and stapled in place. It was finished after trim was applied around the window openings. And everything was great, until…
Real life arrives.
Real life takes many forms. Often it looks like a playful child with a stick or a ball. Sometimes it’s an excitable pet or the occasional destructive storm. With that old-style construction, it seems like no time at all before the screen crimps or tears and needs to be replaced. Before that can be done, the trim has to come off. Ugh!
Archadeck clients have the same kids, pets and storms, but they have a much more convenient way to keep their screened porches looking sharp. We use a weatherproof, flexible fiberglass screening that isn’t easily crimped or destroyed. We also use framed fiberglass screen inserts. These inserts hold the screen in place with a rubber strip squeezed into a channel around the perimeter. Each insert screws into an opening on the porch for easy repair and replacement.
A local company makes our screened inserts and they come in six different colors. This makes it easy to match them to the colors on the house and porch. The screen itself is a patented product called Screen-eze® and is available in two strengths. Their top product is incredibly strong—try throwing a baseball at it! The second option is also very robust and can support a 10-foot wide panel. Screen-eze inserts come in standard sizes or we can build them on site to create the perfect size and look for the job. Custom projects take a little longer, but customers love the results.
In addition to installing screened inserts, Archadeck also installs screen doors—don’t ever buy a wood door for a screened porch. An aluminum door is sturdy and won’t warp. They will typically be made with an aluminum-framed screen insert for easy maintenance.
Contact Archadeck of Columbus today to see how we can make creating your dream backyard an enjoyable experience, start to finish — how many builders can promise that? (740) 879 – 3730
westcolumbus@archadeck.net.
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