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Sunrooms, Screened Porches, and Decks: Building for the Extra Weight
In this episode of Deck Builders Staten Island, we explore what happens when you move from an open deck to a screened porch or sunroom and why the structure underneath has to change to keep up. Walls, roofs, windows, and doors add significant weight and change how wind and weather push on the deck, so you cannot just “close in” any existing platform and expect it to perform. This episode explains, in simple terms, what makes a deck ready to carry that extra load.
We start by comparing open decks, screened porches, and full sunrooms in terms of structure. Open decks carry people and furniture…
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