Need To Fix Your Screened Back Porch? Remodel It Instead
If rain and heat damaged your screened back porch, you may want to repair it soon. Rather than repair your back porch, remodel it instead. Remodeling not only allows you to fix the problems in your back porch, but it can also make your screened back porch feel more comfortable to you. Learn why you should remodel your back porch below.
Why Should You Remodel Your Back Porch?
Your screened back porch can be more than just an extension of your home. Your back porch can also be a place to read books, eat lunch, and even host summer parties. But if the screens and foundation in your back porch deteriorate, it can quickly become the most unsafe and uncomfortable place on your property.
Screens should keep gnats, flies, and mosquitoes out of your porch during the year. However, screens can rip and tear over time. Along with insects, small animals can enter your porch through its damaged screens.
You could remove the screens from your porch and replace them with glass. Glass not only secures your porch, but it can also fully enclose the room as well. If heat is a concern for you, ask a remodeling contractor to install exhaust window fans in the room for you. Exhaust fans pull heat out of unconditioned spaces.
Along with screen damage, your porch's foundation or slab can also settle and cause issues for you over time. When foundations settle, they become unstable and uneven on the ground. If your porch does settle, you may notice cracks, splintering wood, and other problems in its frames and flooring over time.
A remodeling contractor can repair your porch's foundation by leveling it. Leveling allows you to raise concrete from the ground without removing it completely. If the foundation is severely sunken into the ground, a contractor can go ahead and replace it altogether.
If you want to remodel your screened back porch, consult a contractor now.
What Happens Next?
Before a contractor remodels your back porch, they'll assess it. The assessment allows a contractor to find problems with your porch you may not see right away, such as termite and water damage. If a contractor finds termite or water damage in your porch, they'll address these issues before they remodel the space.
After a contractor stabilizes your porch, they can help you choose a glass enclosure that works best for your porch. Be sure to ask a contractor for more information about anything you don't understand during the remodeling process.
For more info, contact a local company like A-1 Renovations, LLC.
