We live close to the beach and the homes have to be a certain height with the flood zoning leaving a tall front porch with openings that need to be covered.
Putting slats under my deck roof.
Among the newest is the raintight system introduced at deck expo 2014.
If the water beads or isn t absorbed in about 15 minutes the deck probably won t absorb the stain properly.
If your deck doesn t pass the splash test use a wood cleaner or restorer so that the wood s pores will open priming it to absorb the stain.
Use this guide from the experts at the home depot to find deck shade ideas and learn how to add shade to a deck or patio.
A number of recently introduced under deck ceiling systems use corrugated aluminum or plastic panels designed to catch water that drains through decking and channel it away from the area below.
A lot of you have the same thoughts about the lattice under your deck too and were looking for ideas.
This involves putting down vertical battens first attaching them through the roof deck to the rafters.
The resulting vertically oriented chambers can then be ventilated by bringing fresh air in at the boom and exhausting it out at the top.
And then you put down horizontal battens for the roof panel attachment.
Thankfully the homes in our area are full of ideas to replace the lattice work.
Access the roof using an extension ladder.
Measure each section of the roof from side to side parallel to the line of the fascia board.