Screening in Your Under Deck Area is an Affordable Way to Expand Your Home’s Livable Space

If you’ve always wanted a protected outdoor living room, screening in the space under your raised deck is a smart way to increase your home’s livable space while keeping your investment affordable. By making use of this existing structure, you can significantly cut down on the cost and time of construction. However, it’s important to find a way to prevent leaks from between boards from invading the space below. Without a proper under deck ceiling, bugs, rain, snow and debris can still easily find their way into this space, which makes it uncomfortable and can limit your design options.

The simple solution is to invest in an underdeck that can be quickly installed beneath your decking and will provide the protection your outdoor living space needs. It’s important to consider the weather in your area when choosing an underdeck since not all are equally protective. The first thing you need to check into is how much rain your area receives, and make sure you choose a system that can provide sufficient drainage for the rainfall in your area. You want a system that keeps the space under decks dry. Next you’ll need to consider how drastically temperatures in your area shift, since many systems are made from materials that will expand and contract with large enough changes, causing warping and bending. When this happens it can cause leaks that will damage anything you’ve left in your under deck space. The final thing to consider is ice and snow, which can be one of the biggest problems for an underdeck. Many systems will sag, crack or simply get torn down during winter when heavy drifts and ice sheets pile on top of them, so it’s important to choose an under deck gutter system which is strong enough to support this weight and keep your new room protected year round.

Fortunately, InsideOut underdecks are an affordable option that can provide protection in any climate. Its aluminum-titanium alloy won’t expand, contract or corrode, and its system of interlocking frames and panels is capable of draining rainfall as heavy as 15 inches per hour and supporting 20 lbs. per square foot (the equivalent of about 4 inches of ice). Plus, our under deck system comes with a lifetime warranty, so you can rest assured there’s no safer way to invest in a roof for your under deck screen porch.

For more information on an InsideOut under deck drain system, contact us today. We proudly serve homeowners in Fremont California, Hartford Connecticut, Dallas Texas, Boise Idaho, Memphis Tennessee, and those in cities nationwide.