Screened in Porch – Done
The porch is finally painted white and Screened in!
I tell ya’, Wes and I are turning a new leaf with all these projects we are doing together. This weekend we installed the screen door.
Do you remember what it looked like before?
I know painting WOOD is always controversial. There are those that liked the porch the way it was and didn’t think we should paint it.
But we did…actually, we hired this job out, as you can see, and are completely happy with the job that was done.
Then Wes and I screened it in and installed the door.
We don’t have any furniture yet but we like it soooo much better painted!
How about you? Paint or no paint? What’s your preference?
Resources:
Knoxville area painter: Will Kaiser of Summit Painting Solutions (865-246-8123).
Duration paint from Sherwin Williams: “Snowbound”
OMG! I love it so much better painted (and personally I think Mr. Woodsy will love it painted too)! lol. I know exactly who this line was intended for “I know painting WOOD is always controversial. There are those that liked the porch the way it was and didn’t think we should paint it.” bahahaah! Congrats on a project completed!
We are testing it out with no screen on the bottom. We have a ton of screen left over though so if we notice “critters” getting in, we’ll do it.
I’m with you all the way on the paint. So much more cheerful and welcoming. However, in my climate (similar to Chicago) I’d be hesitant to use actual paint because of the harsh winters and maintenance(unless I also installed storm windows). In that case I’d probably go with a wash or stain of some kind, perhaps after bleaching the wood.
Did you put anything under the floorboards or at the bottom of the door to keep the bloodthirsty critters completely out?
AWESOME!! That looks fantastic!!
I love it! Totally rocks painted. It looks like its part of your house now. You are such an inspiration to me!