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.
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.
Among the newest is the raintight system introduced at deck expo 2014.
Measure each section of the roof from side to side parallel to the line of the fascia board.
Too much sun can damage your skin and cause your outdoor furniture to fade or degrade before its time.
Splash water on several different spots on the wood you re about to stain.
And then you put down horizontal battens for the roof panel attachment.
Access the roof using an extension ladder.
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.
If the water beads or isn t absorbed in about 15 minutes the deck probably won t absorb the stain properly.
For this example a section of roof is 20 feet wide.
Thankfully the homes in our area are full of ideas to replace the lattice work.
This involves putting down vertical battens first attaching them through the roof deck to the rafters.