screen porch using doors

pearl2007

17 years ago

Has anyone built a screened porch using removeable wooden screen doors for the screens (if that makes sense).....we are thinking of a screened porch, using available wooden screen doors that can be removed in the winter and replaced with doors with windows. If you have pictures that you could post, that would be great.... thanks!

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17 years ago

pearl2007-

We are 90% finished with a porch built with door inserts that have removable screens and single pane storms. A local company, Vintage Doors, built them out of poplar and we painted them. Our contractor (who is not a high end house builder, but a remodel guy) said they were a breeze to install, and they are beautiful and of good quality. Not cheap, but we try to focus on value, not cost, and the ease of installation (they came with everything; trim, screens, storms, clips, furring strips, etc.) was worth it, cuz I'll take a fixed price for a product over a guesstimate from a contractor anytime. Two carpenters installed 16 units plus a door with transom and sidelights built by them in 2 days.

We were pleased with their customer service and design help, tho we designed them and sketched them out, they computed the angles (if you look at the pics you see an arc in there) and put it on the CAD. I highly recommend them for the quality of workmanship and service.

Sorry if these pics are big, Photobucket is giving me fits.

sandyponder

Interior shots:

Exterior shots (PA bluestone steps being installed next week, no more construction steps):

Here is a link that might be useful: Vintage Doors website

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pearl2007
Original Author
17 years ago
Sandyponder, thanks very much for taking the time to post the pictures. This is exactly what I was looking to see. Very nice job! So are all the frames (individual doors) removable.... or are the screens within the frames the parts that are removable? Do you replace the screens with glass during the winter months? Thanks again.

Couple of other questions. What is the flooring you used, Brazillian Cherry by any chance? And what is on the ceiling? Thanks
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eventhecatisaboy
17 years ago
Sandyponder...wow! Just beautiful! Your contractor did a great job. I love your screened in porch idea. What character! Please show some more pics when you have the time!
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17 years ago
pearl2007-

The frames themselves are permanent, the screen and storm inserts are what is removable using little screws. Since we are still in process we haven't put the stroms in yet, just the screens.

The flooring and ceiling are lyptus, an ESF certified wood that we oiled with Bush Oil (3 coats, going to do another couple in the fall).

Thanks, eventhecatisaboy, we're getting the steps delivered today and will pour the pad and set next week, then just a little decorating and we'll be done, and I will post more pics then.

sandyponder
carolyn53562
17 years ago
sandyponder--thanks for sharing the pictures. I wish that we had heard of that before we built out porch. Our porch gets extremely dirty from pollen and dust-we have to wash the floor at least weekly and wash down the chairs and table every time we use them. I wanted to have nice cushioned furniture like you have in our porch, but it gets so dirty that we went with slings that were easy to wash instead. When the screens need replacing, we're definitely going to do something like you did. We have thought of doing regular window, but nothing beats full screens for comfort.
crazyhouse6
17 years ago
Beautiful Sandy! Thanks for sharing. I didn't realize that lyptus would be so dark. Love the look. I will definitely keep you pictures for when we start on our porch. Love it!
emmachas_gw Shaffer
17 years ago
Sandy, what a great idea! You created such a beautiful space. Love the ceiling and floor too. Thanks for sharing the photos and details with all of us!
And, thank you, pearl, for asking the question.
brmjandme
17 years ago
Take a look at www.combinationdoor.com website. Their doors were used to build a screen porch for a This Old House project. There is a link to the article on their website. Beautiful - we are looking at doing the same thing.
barrynj
17 years ago
I'm a little late, but this is a feature I would like to incorporate at some time in the future. I found a really nice example of a porch created with combination storm / screen doors.

No affiliation.

Here is a link that might be useful: Combination doors porch