How to screen under a deck.
Screen under deck floor.
1 staple screen up under joists.
Screening under screened porch floor.
In your case ignoring the decking completely may be the best approach to stopping pesky skeeters from entering your newly screened porch.
Timbertech azek deck and timbertech azek porch are made of the same high performance material but the difference comes in their application and installation.
The space under your deck can be the perfect place for cats to do their business out of the weather for dogs to dig comfy nap hollows and for any number of insects.
As a matter of fact we just had the whole porch thing re done my husband is currently building the screens.
We have had a screened in porch for at least 40 years and there is no screening under the decking.
2 staple screen on top of joists and then apply decking my least favorite but common in new construction.
Another option worth considering is hanging mesh screens which encompass the entire perimeter of your deck.
Additional ways to bug proof your deck.
Since your porch is on the second floor it has support components under the decking further reducing any need for screening.
Npisteve posted in construction techniques on june 20 2007 12 25pm i am getting ready to install the decking on my new covered deck and plan to enclose it with screening as well 8 x48.
Traditional decking has a 1 8 or 1 4 gap between boards which is more than enough room for mosquitoes or other bugs to crawl through.
This additional layer of screening can keep bugs out while creating a more private space.
I would recommend an attempt to prevent any bugs from gaining entrance to the entire area under the deck of the newly enclosed space rather than just the deck itself.
Carpet is comfortable flooring and it is surely add more coziness to your screened in porch.
My question is do i need to install screening over the joists to keep bugs out.
But you still need to be careful with the moisture in your screened in porch make sure the carpet gets sunlight and free from dirt and spilled water or mold may grow under it.
Installing a porch versus a deck is also different with the porch installation requiring the joists to pitch away from the house at 1 4 per foot.
In order to effectively protect against bugs a screen porch must be completely enclosed but if your porch wasn t well built from the start it is often the deck floorboards that were overlooked.
There are 3 or 4 solutions some already mentioned.