Anonymous wrote:NP. I have a deck that is two levels in one spot. I am wondering about the feasibility of trying to screen in the lower level, since there’s already a roof there. Why couldn’t I just put a screen along where the ceiling is and then around the sides? I don’t need it to look especially pretty. I would just like it to be functional against those damned mosquitoes!

The screened porch is going to be wet and musty.

Anonymous wrote:NP. I have a deck that is two levels in one spot. I am wondering about the feasibility of trying to screen in the lower level, since there’s already a roof there. Why couldn’t I just put a screen along where the ceiling is and then around the sides? I don’t need it to look especially pretty. I would just like it to be functional against those damned mosquitoes!

If you already have the roof it’s easier to convert.

NP. I have a deck that is two levels in one spot. I am wondering about the feasibility of trying to screen in the lower level, since there’s already a roof there. Why couldn’t I just put a screen along where the ceiling is and then around the sides? I don’t need it to look especially pretty. I would just like it to be functional against those damned mosquitoes!

Way too much. No way we are paying that. Might as well just light the money on fire.

Anonymous wrote:Ours was around 30 K with an overhead fan/light. They do not have to dig a foundation to build a screened in porch. That’s insane. They do have to adequately support it of course but no one’s digging a basement under a screened porch

Nobody said dig out a basement, but you do need some sort of foundation.

We got 3 estimates, from 3 different companies, all within $2k of each other. Total was $72k. We asked about value engineering some items (if we did white beadboard instead of stained wood ceiling how much would we save? If we did shed roof instead of gabled roof how much would we save? And asked them for any other ways to save). And we made decisions. I think that's just the cost these days (materials and labor)

So many people reporting their porches cost 50 or 75k...seems like convenient #s....wonder if this is just a case of companies charging "what the market will bare"....has anybody tried to negotiate?

There are economies of scale when doing larger projects that include building a screen porch. We did a full exterior renovation in 2022, and the screen porch piece of that was approx 50k. It likely would have been more expensive without the other work, though.

Another data point-

My brother is having a screened porch built in the upscale burbs of Atlanta. So expect a premium over this in DC.

He is paying $75k for 20'x14' gabled screened porch, with EZ Breeze windows, fan, lights, TV wall. Also is getting 14'x9' of premium uncovered pavers.

Our porch was built in 2018. It is 12x20... smaller than we would have liked but that's what fit in our space with setbacks, windows we wanted to keep uncovered, and a french drain we didn't want to move. We went in ballparking $25k and it came out to $46k. That price included a small patio as well, so the porch itself would have been closer to $40k. It also included a discount for flexible scheduling.

It has a fan and heaters and is nice, but certainly not luxurious. We really love it and it gets good use in the spring, summer, and fall.

Note: I think prices have gone up significantly since then based on labor and materials.

I think my parents just paid 100k in Phila burbs fwiw

We were quoted $50k last year to close in an existing porch. No thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:$50,000 for mine. It includes 2 skylights, a fireplace, and EZ Breeze window screens.

Who company did you use?

I’d like to know also!

Anonymous wrote:$50,000 for mine. It includes 2 skylights, a fireplace, and EZ Breeze window screens.

Who company did you use?