Planning your three season room begins at the bottom with the footings and foundation of your deck.
How to turn a deck into a roof.
A deck on a sloped roof requires a different approach to the framing underneath the joists.
Plan to build in the bottom of each wall 24 inches high.
Extended from the main.
Nail the planks in place.
Step 5 add handrails.
Even after installing a roof over the deck and screen panels on the walls the deck will not be bug proof.
Roof deck framing unlike for decks at ground level doesn t entail a ledger attached to the rim joist of a house.
Can i turn my flat roof into a roof terrace.
A permanent roof keeps your porch dry and shaded for three season use.
Frame the sunroom to have glass panels around the walls.
Check the foundation of the deck first and make necessary repairs if the deck is concrete.
The gaps between deck boards on traditional decks provide a means for insects to invade.
Install the 14 inch pieces as braces throughout the joists with a staggered row extending across the center of the deck.
How to convert a deck into a sunroom step 1.
Instead a pair of beams rest on supports called sill plates to create a frame for the deck.
The tongue of each new deck board slips into the groove of the previous one and is fastened to the frame with long screws driven through the groove.
How to turn a deck into a three season porch preparing the deck.
A roof deck is almost certainly going to be required by law to have handrails.