Just for interest s sake i live on the 10th floor.
Do i need a bug screen on the second floor.
Screen on or under the joists works pretty well except for catching falling crud and potential need for replacement over time.
First time building a rainscreen.
I see the odd bee and some wasp.
That means you might not need to toss it and spend money on a new one if you have a bed bug infestation.
I ve got my wbb on the house and would like to apply my 3 8 strapping to create and airgap.
Our contractor added a screened porch to our house 2nd floor but used azec decking for the floor that has space between the boards.
Obviously you need tight joints elsewhere.
Such as the need to build a roof over an open deck or patio.
May we get an estimate and can you do the work on site.
Bed bugs travel only by hitchhiking on clothes or other fabric.
Howevever it just crossed my mind that can t the bugs simply fly up between the floorboards.
1 staple screen up under joists.
What are some solutio.
One screen has been damaged by a dog a break about 6 inches wide exists along bottom l 4 of screen.
3 build screened frames to screw up under floor system my favorite but by far the most labor intensive.
Frames can be removed for cleaning.
Smaller screen panels make better sense than floor to ceiling screen panels.
I picked up a few hundred feet of 4 bug screen and i will first apply a layer top and bottom then my strapping and then staple the bug screen on top of the strapping making the air gap hopefully bug free.
The second screen occupies the bottom half of the back door and is almost completely gone and would need to be replaced.
In mn the mosquitos are so big they canâ t get between the balusters thatâ s why we went to 4 spacing.
I never see a mosquito not ever though we are close to a few water sources and there are tons of the miserable things on lower floors.
Replacing a window screen from the inside is a common and straightforward process especially for windows on a second story level.
2 staple screen on top of joists and then apply decking my least favorite but common in new construction.
Removing the screen open the glass window completely from the inside.
I m a rookie with this.
There are 3 or 4 solutions some already mentioned.
A screened in porch can serve as a second family room.
But i see plenty of flies.