This was a great project, not only for its size, but the many areas of detail that the Customer was looking for. This is a 16 x 14 Screen porch with an 8 in 12 roof line that makes the porch fit in well in size to the large back walls of this home. The exterior of the porch is wrapped in vinyl siding to match the exterior of the home and the support posts are wrapped in Azek pvc trim. Along with the aluminum soffits and the upgraded shingles this porch is completly low maintainence. The Customer decided for some privacy to use knee walls but at only two feet tall, so to gain our 36" minimum guardrail height we added a 1' Composite railing that was used throughout the Deck. Inside the porch is very traditional with 1x6 T&G knotty cedar and the flooring is Geodeck Mahogany color. The floor boards are tounge and groove this keeps the mosquitoes out and doesnt trap dirt and other items between the floor boards and the screen that is used in most other screen porches. The deck also has Geodeck flooring but in the traditional style to allow water to escape between the boards. Deckorators Stone post sleeves ( They are really made with foam ) and black spindles with decorative collars along with Timbertechs Builder board complete this Hybrid rail system. Malibu's line of low voltage lighting add accent light and help us comply with outdoor stair lighting codes. Visit our picture gallery at our web site for more photos of this and many other projects
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
James Hardi Siding Job

This project is slightly unique because of the use of vinyl corners, they give a nice soft edge as opposed to the traditional use of 1x material to finish off these particular areas. The siding is pre- painted( Baked-on in the factory ) James Hardi ( fiber-cement ) Clapboard. The Soffits are Hidden- vent aluminum panels and the facia and drip edge are also made from aluminum.
All fastners are hiddden and much time was spent on the butt joints of the siding to make sure they were absolutly tight. Any nessessary exposed fastners were touched up with caulk and then painted with a small applicator that was filled with color mached paint from the factory. This product is very durable and easy to install. I would recommend this over any other man made product other than maybe stone or brick.
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