Summer Project: Screened-In Porch. Part 2.

Screens, sidings, and doors were next. I had new (and expensive) siding made up to match the clapboarding on the house made for me years ago by a now deceased sawmill owner. He died helping a friend saw a branch off of a yard tree.

The screen doors were built from Spanish Cedar. This wood is really beautiful and a pleasure to work.

The pass- through door to the house meant removing the double Andersen window unit. I figured the rough opening allowed room for a door and a window light on one side. There was a fun play of shadows on the inside when the shower curtain covered the opening temporarily.

The hipped roof utilized leftover timbers from the house building in 1980 and rafters from an old barn frame that we used for an addition in 1996.

The door was built from clear Eastern White Pine, 1 ¾” thick. It has insulated panels and insulated glass.

Here’s how I insulated the panel area. First I attached a 1” x 1 ¼” ledger around the inside openings for rigid foam insulation to fill. One side of the door had the wood panels and moldings applied.

But wait, not so fast! The ¼” pine panels need to be allowed to expand and contract. In this instance they are not floating as they would be in a typical frame and panel door. I first countersunk screws along top and bottom edges, then removed the screws and widened the holes.