One of the biggest payoffs of tackling a home improvement project yourself is seeing all the cash you save.
Simple screened in patio.
With so many structural elements it may seem like a simple matter to staple down screen material across the front of your porch.
With a utility knife cut a section of screen slightly larger than each opening.
Roll the screen into the groove of the top horizontal base first using a screen spline rolling tool.
Now roll the two.
Mark and notch all the vertical posts into which the horizontal framing cross.
Pull the screen fabric tight with one hand as you roll the spline to keep the screen in place.
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Take this diy project by reddit user tyfighter22 for example.
While this is possible you will obtain cleaner more professional results by using individual wood framed screen panels as the building blocks and attaching those panels to the porch.
How to build a screened in patio laying the foundation for the screened in porch.
Re screening remove the old battens and screen pound old staples flat install vertical base strips and trim off excess install new screen and trim off excess install trim caps and base trim strip install screen door.
Tyfighter22 shows us how to diy a screened in patio for only 500 which depending on where you live could cost a couple of thousand dollars to have done professionally.