Screened Porch Ideas for Delaware, Chester County, and Montgomery County PA, Tri-County has been building screened porches throughout the area for decades.
Cool spring nights are a great time to sit in a warm sweater and relax on your screened porch. Even when nights are cool, many Pennsylvania home owners love to relax outdoors on the deck or porch, with the addition of a fireplace or wood stove it makes it a year long opportunity. The only problem with that, comes with nightfall and the seasonal influx of bugs. Gnats and mosquitoes can ruin the most relaxing sunset ambience, biting and buzzing about. Still want to relax outdoors into nightfall? Check out our screened in porch ideas and give us a call to get your bug free outdoor project started.
Types of Screened Porch Ideas
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The Sunroom
Looking for a great place to bask in the sun during the day and be bug-free at night? A sunroom adds a truly multi-purpose room to the home. Many enjoy making it a special game room for company, others a quiet reading spot with great views of the yard. Separating the sunroom with insulated glass doors can make the room an unheated space while adding heat and air can make the room functional year around. Sunrooms with skylights make great greenhouses for tropical plant species. Catch cool morning and early evening breezes by incorporating screened windows that open provide the fresh air needed for enjoying the outdoors. Sunrooms use glass and screen to make an interesting addition to any home. While sunrooms are the most expensive of the screened in porch ideas they are also the most versatile and multi-seasonal.
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The Screened in Deck
Are you ready to have a deck built or have an existing deck that just isn’t getting the use it deserves? Either way, we all know insects are a common problem while enjoying our outdoor oasis. When building or remodeling a deck it is a great idea to incorporate a screened in structure. Did you know that many insects come up from underneath your deck? Many structures have hidden water holding areas that breed mosquitoes. At nightfall skeeters come up from the cracks, feasting on unsuspecting barbecue attendees. Adding a layer of insect screen on the top of joists before decking is applied can make a vast difference in the amount of ankle biters. Adding a screened in eating or entertaining area on top or underneath a raised deck is also a great idea. This can be accomplished by either bumping out an attached roof line or adding a small gazebo or screened in patio area. These deck structures can be wrapped with vinyl screen track or framed out for pre-sized screen frames and made into low maintenance bug free get aways.
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Your Screened in Porch
The porch on the front or side of your home is usually a bit of wasted space. It may have too much sun or just not enough privacy. Get some use out of that porch by screening it in. There are many attractive options for adding railing height privacy. Screening in the top sections so bugs are kept out and breezes are let in is a great option with a privacy wall. Sit down in a plush indoor outdoor sofa and take some me time. Adding just the right height railing work will allow you to see out, but make it hard for others to see in. Screened in porches ideas are a great spring to summer project and will make you happy, being able to use an existing part of the home in a whole new way. Need to cut down on the sun, incorporate an automated solar shade into your porch or some fabric awnings. These can both cool the area and add some style to your screened porch ideas.
