Screened Porch on Cape Cod, MA

How we approach screened porch on Cape Cod

A deck on Cape Cod lives outdoors in salt air, direct sun and freeze-thaw winters. Decks built with the wrong fasteners rust-streak in two seasons; decks with an unflashed ledger rot the house wall; decks with undersized framing sag and fail inspection. We build decks that pass the town inspection the first time and still look right ten summers later. Most of our deck work is composite decking on pressure-treated framing, with hidden fasteners, stainless or coated hardware and railing systems designed for coastal exposure.

Every deck we build starts with a design conversation and a permit. We handle the drawings, submit to the town building department, set the footings to the required depth, flash the ledger properly, and frame to code. Then we install the decking and railing you chose, whether that is composite, mahogany or PVC, and finish with stairs, lighting or a screened porch if the project calls for it. You get a deck that is documented, inspected and built to last.

A screened porch turns a deck into a room you can use on a buggy July evening or a rainy afternoon. We build screened porches as new structures or as additions to an existing deck, with a proper roof tied into the house, framing sized for the roof load, screen panels that can be removed or replaced, and a finished ceiling and floor. Many Cape Cod homeowners add a screened section to one end of a larger deck so they get both open sun and covered shade. We design the roofline to match the house so the porch looks original.