Elevated Screened Porch & Open Deck

Screened porch projects

This elevated outdoor space pairs a screened porch with an adjoining open deck. A gabled roof and vaulted wood ceiling define the porch, while the deck and stairs connect it to the lawn.

The completed project

Completed: the elevated screened porch, open deck and stairs across the rear of the home.
Completed: the elevated screened porch, open deck and stairs across the rear of the home.
Completed: the vaulted wood ceiling and screened gable.
Completed: the vaulted wood ceiling and screened gable.
Completed: the screened interior opens onto the adjoining deck.
Completed: the screened interior opens onto the adjoining deck.
Completed: the elevated deck and stairway connecting to the lawn.
Completed: the elevated deck and stairway connecting to the lawn.
Completed: the screened porch and adjoining deck viewed from the side.
Completed: the screened porch and adjoining deck viewed from the side.
Completed: the wood ceiling, fans and connection to the home.
Completed: the wood ceiling, fans and connection to the home.

A screened room beside an open deck

The layout provides two connected ways to enjoy the backyard. The screened porch sits beneath a gabled roof, while the adjacent deck remains open to the sky. From inside the porch, the screened walls frame views of the yard and the neighboring deck.

The vaulted wood ceiling follows the roofline and carries ceiling fans. Outside, wood railings continue along the deck and stair landing. The elevated posts and diagonal bracing are visible beneath the floor.

From framing to the finished porch

The progress gallery documents the deck platform and supports, gable and roof framing, and the porch structure before the screens and ceiling were complete. Finished photographs show the relationship between the roof, house, deck and stairs.

View the before and construction photos (7)
Before: the original rear deck and stairway.
Before: the original rear deck and stairway.
Deck construction: the expanded platform along the rear of the home.
Deck construction: the expanded platform along the rear of the home.
Deck construction: the side platform and connection to the house.
Deck construction: the side platform and connection to the house.
Deck construction: elevated posts and diagonal bracing below the new porch floor.
Deck construction: elevated posts and diagonal bracing below the new porch floor.
Roof framing: the front gable begins to take shape.
Roof framing: the front gable begins to take shape.
Roof framing: rafters extend from the house over the new screened porch.
Roof framing: rafters extend from the house over the new screened porch.
Porch framing: the open roof structure viewed from the deck.
Porch framing: the open roof structure viewed from the deck.

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