Screened Porch in Alcoa TN

The old deck was rotten, so we replaced it with a bigger deck and added a screened-in porch.

I used the MiniTrack screen porch system from Screen Tight, and the customer loves their new screened-in porch.

The old deck was so rotten it was unsafe to walk on and ready to collapse. Notice how the far side sags. It was not built to code.

Before picture of the rotten deck

We installed screen over the floor joists before we installed the decking.

We installed screen underneath the decking boards

Notice how the bullnose on each step lines up with the others. That is code, and it is how steps are supposed to be built.

The steps are done, with solid kick plates

The porch roof is framed and the plywood is on. Now we are installing the asphalt shingles.

To roof the porch correctly, we had to remove shingles from the existing roof.

I used the MiniTrack system from Screen Tight, which let me install the screen from the inside. It comes in white or bronze.

I used tongue and groove to fill in the gable above the brick veneer.

There was no existing porch light to get power from, but there was a receptacle, so we installed a ceiling fan on a switch and two receptacles.

Here is the finished porch. The gutters are installed, and the tongue and groove ceiling was stained before installation.

Finished picture of Wade’s screened in porch

Here is a look at the deck framing from underneath. We ran the joists parallel to the house so the decking has no butt joints.