Screened Porch: Stylish Protection from West Nile Virus
Screened Porch: Stylish Protection from West Nile Virus
It started with a West Nile scare and a sketch pad. Eleven weeks later, they finished their screened-in porch—and started enjoying the great outdoors with all the comforts of home.
I spent the winter sketching plans. I make my living as a biochemical engineer but have always enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. I don't have any architectural training but, as my wife says, I have a "mathematical eye." After scrapping two drawings, we finally decided on a 16-by-19-foot screened porch with rounded columns that echo the home's front portico, and a deck on top that we could access from our bedroom.
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