Our new build screened porch has a cement foundation that is about 1 1/2 ft or so high so we are able to walk out into it from the dining area without having any steps down. Ours is 11 X 14 ft. The wood used is cedar that has been stained. The door to the outside opens to an 8 X 16 ft grilling area.

It was not easy to track it down to be honest. But the rep from Koma was able to give me the name of a couple of distributors in the area and I made many phone calls to try to track it down. I called one of the distributors and she gave me names of all of the dealers within about a 3 hours drive and I called all of them. I finally found a distributor who sold to a building company about 45 min away and we paid one price for everything, including shipping & delivery. I think it was around $22/board. That distributor had 109 boards in stock and we needed 106. You can get them directly from Koma but they only sell in bundles of 220 or something and it was about double what we needed and didn’t make sense to pay that much and we didn’t know anyone who may want to buy the other extra boards. And you’d have to pay to get the boards shipped from AL where they are located. I will look and see if I kept any of the info for the distributors (but they may not be same in your area I guess) but the Koma rep (info on their website to call them) may be able to help you.

Our screenporch is elevated as well. I think the porch is about the same size as yours. Safety is important to me since I have young grandkids. We used the same company for the screen porch railing system as the railing on the deck. I think the company was Westbury. Powder coated frame and railing along with the columns that are floor to ceiling. The screen goes from floor to ceiling with a tiny gap. my builder installed this system with a gap at the bottom for water drainage. Our screen is black (I think) and very flexible.. I don’t recall the type of screen. the view to the lake is virtually unchanged with this screen. This is the only picture I have. I can get another pic if you are interested.

It does seem very individual. Mosquitoes are a problem all summer in mid-South and especially at dusk. I previously had an open deck, so no overhead fan, and got driven in by bugs. Now have a screened porch which is elevated so not able to do a comparison re: height! But have some open deck down a few stairs and definitely more skeeters there. We eat on the porch a lot and another thing I wonder about is flies. Previously when having a meal out on an open deck we were constantly waving flies away & covering any food even if still serving. No such issues with screens. I do like that we have some unscreened deck because it is a different experience & when not buggy, I also like to sit out there.