Screened Porches in Burlington, NC

Screened porches in Burlington, NC. We close in patios, slabs and the space under existing decks with framing, screen and a door, right across Alamance and Guilford County.

The cheapest room you will ever add

Almost every screened porch we build starts as something the homeowner already owns and does not use. A concrete patio nobody sits on in July. A slab off the back door. The dead space underneath a raised deck that collects yard tools.

All three already have the expensive parts. There is a floor. There is usually a roof, or a deck above acting as one. The structure is there. What is missing is the part that keeps mosquitoes, wasps and pollen out, and that part is comparatively cheap.

That is why a screened porch is the best value job on this whole site. You are not buying a room. You are buying the last ten percent of a room you already paid for.

Under an existing deck

This is the one people do not realise is possible. If you have a raised deck with usable height underneath, that footprint can be closed in. It stays shaded all day, it is already dry if the deck above is detailed to drain, and it turns the least used part of the property into the most used.

The framing goes in between the existing posts, screen panels get built to fit the bays, and a door goes wherever the traffic actually flows. If the deck above is not draining properly we will deal with that first, because screening in a space that rains through is not doing you a favour.

Screen, frame and door

The frame carries the screen and takes the abuse, so it gets built out of proper material and fastened properly. Screen bays get sized so a panel can be re-screened later without dismantling the porch, because screen is the one part that will eventually need attention.

Screen choice matters more than people expect. Standard fibreglass is fine for most houses. If you have a dog or cats that lean on it, heavier pet-resistant mesh is worth the difference. If you are fighting no-see-ums, a tighter weave changes the experience completely. We will talk through which one fits your situation.

The door gets hung so it closes on its own and latches every time. A screen door that needs a shove is a screen door that gets left open, and then the whole porch is pointless.

Kneewalls, floors and finish

A kneewall along the bottom takes the wear, hides the transition to the slab, and stops the screen getting kicked out at ankle height. It also gives you something to run an outlet in if you want a fan or a light out there, which most people do once they see the space finished.

If the slab is uneven or the existing floor is rough, that gets addressed before the framing goes up. There is no point building square on something that is not.

What it costs

Price tracks the footprint, whether a roof already exists, how many screen bays there are, and whether you want a kneewall and a finished ceiling. Closing in under an existing deck is usually the cheapest version because the roof is already there. Adding a roof over a bare patio is the most involved. We come look, measure, and give you a price before we start.

If the deck above needs work before we screen underneath it, we do both. See deck building in Burlington NC. And if the porch is part of a bigger exterior project, it is worth pricing siding and windows in the same visit rather than paying to mobilise twice.

Browse everything we take on, or call (336) 380-9459 and tell us what you are working with.