Building Screened Rooms: Creating Backyard Retreats, Screening in Existing Structures, A Complete How-to Guide [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Expand your living space by enclosing an existing porch, patio, deck or gazebo with this new edition from Sunset’s outdoor building experts. It has everything you need to transform open outdoor areas into functional, inviting rooms for year-round use. Includes detailed step-by-step photography and building instructions for commonly used enclosure materials such as screened frames, the ScreenTight system, screened panels, and screen enclosure kits.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House; 1 edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0376010363
• ISBN-13: 978-0376010360
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.4 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #45 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Decks & Patios

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, usable book for screened room design/building, August 26, 2006

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J. Conopask - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Screened Rooms: Creating Backyard Retreats, Screening in Existing Structures, A Complete How-to Guide (Paperback)

This book has good information, nice pictures and usable designs for building screened rooms. Excellent "how to" methodology along with lumber specifications, loads and design detail. Best book I've found for screened room subject matter.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Plans or Specs!!, December 8, 2006

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Susan R. Noble "Sues" (Tuscaloosa, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Screened Rooms: Creating Backyard Retreats, Screening in Existing Structures, A Complete How-to Guide (Paperback)

I bought this book specifically because it said it would show you how to build a screened room. From the book's front cover, "A complete how-to guide." I had been turned off by other books which simply said if you want a Gazebo, buy a kit and here's how to put it together. I don't have the budget to build from a kit. I need to put in the sweat equity. I bought Building Screened Rooms because I saw that it did have directions and a material list. I took it to the lumber yard to buy the materials. They explained that there was not enough detailed instructions or material specs to be able to build this. He said, "If you have a really knowledgeable builder, he may be able to figure this out for you." Not everyone is rich enough to just drop a wad of money on some architect, landscaper, builder, gardner and step back and watch them do the work. There are real live people out here who need directions because we are willing to work to attain what we want and can't just buy everything. I am so completely and hopelessly disappointed!!!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good manual for the intermediate DIY-er, August 11, 2005

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J. Mercado (Santa Rosa, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Screened Rooms: Creating Backyard Retreats, Screening in Existing Structures, A Complete How-to Guide (Paperback)

This book helped me to understand that there is much more involved with building a screened porch than I could handle myself. The directions were clear enough that I think any do-it-yourself-er with some experience under her belt could do a fine job. Not as many examples as I would have liked to have seen.