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adding a deck to a screened porch

2 years ago

That’s my question. How hard is it to add a deck later to a current screened porch. We are building a screened porch but can not afford to build a deck right now. Does anyone know if it is possible to add a deck - that is connected to the screened porch - after a porch is built?

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millworkman
2 years ago
Sure, anything is possible if you throw enough money at it. For anything more than that much more info and pictures may help us help you.
Julie Praus
2 years ago
Make sure the footings are sized to carry both the porch loads and deck loads. Document it with installation pictures and submit permit plans showing a future deck and what size it will be. Then stay with that size when you add the deck. Any deviation will effect the footing sizes. As another forethought, size screen porch footings to actually carry an enclosed porch because that’s what it will eventually become.
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