Project - Phase I (Convert Covered Patio to Screened Porch)
 

The beginning (treated base plates anchored and wall framing started)
 

Wall framing, less sills, completed
 

Sills and rough sawn plywood siding completed (screendoor warp being corrected)
 

Doggie door, less curtain, completed
 

Wood beams for supporting suspended ceiling wall angles
 

New walls painted (doggie door curtain added)
 

Suspended ceiling grid started
 

Wire screening completed
 

Suspended fiberglass ceiling completed (insulated)
 

Anti-fracture membrane completed (barely shown lower left) and dry-run tile layout
 

Floor tile, less grout, completed
 

Tile grouting completed (less sealing and caulking along walls)
 

Preventive add-on: Hardware cloth bird barrier along wall top stringers

Finally, a place where pesky flies, gnats, and mosquitos don't bother you!

(Click Project for more photos of project site in 2003.)


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