Ask the Builder: Detached screened-in porch might help get around site’s problems September 6, 2013 By Tim Carter ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Screened porches are making a triumphant comeback. Across the country, they've become a welcome addition to houses being built in new subdivisions and older homes in ...

To make a screened porch feel part of the home, I like sliding doors. A four-panel sliding-door unit with two doors that slide and two that stay fixed creates a doorway 5 to 6 feet wide that makes ...

This screened-in porch boasts a practical galvanized roof, concrete floors, and a cinderblock fireplace covered in a sand wash. The two massive built-in concrete boxes store firewood year-round.

Screened porches made a bit of a comeback a few years ago, thanks to health concerns. Stacy Downs wrote in the Washington Post back in 2004: ...

There, a graceful freestanding screened pavilion, built by Kitchell from local hemlock and inspired by Japanese teahouse architecture, overlooks the property’s small pond.

For one client, Sudbeck expanded the screened porch from the standard 16 by 16 feet to a 12-by-28-foot structure, which created a TV-watching area and a separate spot with a dining table and chairs.

Years ago, I was faced with a similar situation at one of my jobs. A customer wanted a cozy screened-in porch, but it was problematic to add it to the existing home.

If you attach your screened-in porch to the house, you don't always get those benefits. The one wall of the screened-in porch is the house and you simply don't always get the privacy you want.

Billy Como of Como's Home Improvement is a 20-year veteran carpenter in Baton Rouge who installs about five screened-in porches a year. He says a screened-in porch's best features are obvious ...