Staple No. 15 building paper to the remainder of the porch roof, starting at the bottom and working up. Overlap each row 3 in. onto the one below. Install shingles to match the house.

Extend your living space and enjoy nature year-round. We give you the lowdown on choosing between a sunroom and a screened ...

Building an unattached porch is similar in concept to building a deck. In fact, you start with a basic deck design and then add screened sides and a roof. Add a screen door and it is completed.

Q. I’m building two things this summer but can’t figure out how to get started. One is a deck that’s going to rest on concrete piers that will be buried in the ground. The other ...

If you’re building a screened-in porch and live in a part of the country with cold winters, you may want to consider the upgrade of making it a three-season porch, ...

The cost to screen in a porch that’s already in place ranges from $3,200 to $5,800, while new construction averages $32,400. SCREENED-IN PORCH COST CALCULATOR Average Cost ...

Illuminating point: Lighting was put along the home’s original roofline during construction of the porch. The switch-operated lights bathe the porch’s ceiling; no other lamps are needed.

The screened porches of nearly 300 Palm Beach County residents may have to be retrofitted or removed because of faulty building permits, county officials revealed Wednesday. The county is revoking … ...

Once a fixture of virtually every suburban home, the screened-in porch practically disappeared from new home construction during the 1960s with the increased use of home air-conditioning.Now ...