Screen on or under the joists works pretty well except for catching falling crud and potential need for replacement over time.
Do i need a bug screen on the second floor.
I decided to have the contractor screen it in to keep out the mosquitos.
In mn the mosquitos are so big they canâ t get between the balusters thatâ s why we went to 4 spacing.
2 staple screen on top of joists and then apply decking my least favorite but common in new construction.
I m a rookie with this.
First time building a rainscreen.
A screened in porch can serve as a second family room.
But i see plenty of flies.
Hello i will be having a deck built on the ground level on the back of my house beneath my second story deck.
Smaller screen panels make better sense than floor to ceiling screen panels.
I picked up a few hundred feet of 4 bug screen and i will first apply a layer top and bottom then my strapping and then staple the bug screen on top of the strapping making the air gap hopefully bug free.
Replacing a window screen from the inside is a common and straightforward process especially for windows on a second story level.
Howevever it just crossed my mind that can t the bugs simply fly up between the floorboards.
What are some solutio.
One screen has been damaged by a dog a break about 6 inches wide exists along bottom l 4 of screen.
Bed bugs travel only by hitchhiking on clothes or other fabric.
Frames can be removed for cleaning.
Removing the screen open the glass window completely from the inside.
The second screen occupies the bottom half of the back door and is almost completely gone and would need to be replaced.
I never see a mosquito not ever though we are close to a few water sources and there are tons of the miserable things on lower floors.
Such as the need to build a roof over an open deck or patio.
There are 3 or 4 solutions some already mentioned.
I see the odd bee and some wasp.
So we need something under that decking floor to keep bugs out of the screen porch.
Obviously you need tight joints elsewhere.
I ve got my wbb on the house and would like to apply my 3 8 strapping to create and airgap.
May we get an estimate and can you do the work on site.
3 build screened frames to screw up under floor system my favorite but by far the most labor intensive.
1 staple screen up under joists.