![]() You could also do the same type of screen that we used as our privacy screen HERE Most of these homes use the bottom part as a garage or as an open sitting space.Ī reader shared this option of buying Decorative Screen Panels- HERE Also the horizontal slates on the side are pretty! They raised this home and did brick along the bottom opening! I love that idea. This is a good example of what our deck will look like with then white house and the gray below. Really love this look and that dark gray. I took that picture above because I noticed the latch, making it possible to store things below the deck or porch. Inspiration Pictures rather than Lattice for front porches (same ideas applies to decks). We want to change the lattice to horizontal slats and paint them the same color as the deck. But we are loving the progress! You can see where we have a lot of lattice and it is very noticeable painted in white. Below is our back deck with a lot of lattice. But I just appreciate the charm and resourcefulness of keeping the existing home. I get that there are situations where it has to be done or it is smarter. Off topic but I love to see when they keep the original home and just add onto it rather then knocking the entire thing down. None of them use lattice!Īnd a lot of these are new construction- tore down older homes that had flood damage from Hurricane Sandy. 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. A lot of you have the same thoughts about the lattice under your deck too and were looking for ideas! Thankfully the homes in our area are full of ideas to replace the lattice work. We have lattice underneath our deck and just don’t love the look (for us) and mixed with our new Cedar Shingles. I have looked at our deck before but once you elevate one thing it makes the other shabby things looking…well, shabby! The result is a deck that looks as good as it functions.You know that book “If you give a mouse a cookie”? Well if you give a girl new siding, she wants a new deck. The individual lattice strips are thin and will split very easily.įinally, camouflage the seams between panels by overlaying a piece of one-by-four, and securing it with deck screws, which works really well because our posts are four-by-fours. And it’s easier to move a little dirt with a shovel than to custom cut the lattice for every little bump in the ground.īefore driving the deck screws to secure the lattice, be sure to drill pilot holes. Now, getting a smooth fit may require a little excavation of the soil beneath the deck. A circular saw is the best tool for this, just be careful to avoid cutting the staples holding the lattice together. Three of these 16-inch pieces per eight-foot span provides plenty of support for the lattice.īecause the bottom of the deck joists are only 24 inches off the ground, we are simply marking the lattice panels with a chalk line and cutting them in half along their length. Here we’re creating that by screwing pieces of two-by-fours to the back side of the band joists. You’ll also want horizontal support for the lattice along the lower edge of the deck. In this case the deck is two feet off the ground and the four-by-four foundation posts are spaced at eight-foot intervals so they will provide that support. Lattice typically comes in four-foot by eight-foot sheets, so you’ll need vertical supports for the lattice at least every eight feet if it’s four feet or less above ground. Building a Storage Area Under a Deck (video)ĭanny Lipford: Installing lattice under skirting to mask off the area under a deck is a great way to improve its overall appearance.How to Trim Lattice Around a Deck Foundation (video).Cover the seams between the panels by screwing vertical pieces of 1×4 lumber over the joints.Lighted Magnifying Glass That Stays Put.Single vs Double Vs Triple Pane Windows. ![]()
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