BobsHowTo.com - Low cost Under Decking Ceiling System

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BobsHowTo.com - Low cost Under Decking Ceiling System

I've got a nice 14' x 36' deck above my walkout basement sliding door. I've always wanted to turn my deck into a nice roof and thereby turn the area below the deck into a great porch to sit out on during a thunderstorm and still keep dry. This "How To" will describe a low cost under deck ceiling system that's easy to install and helps solve wasp problems as well! The design of this ceiling system under deck should help prevent wasps ( paper wasps ), nesting just under your deck surface. This under deck roof is very modular so removing small sections for deck maintenance is easy. In most cases if you drop something through the slots on your deck it will tumble through this under deck ceiling system but, if not, at least this low cost design will give you easy access. A rough estimate of cost is 0.43 cents per square foot, about $217 to do my deck. Continued below ...


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