![]() ![]() In addition the large openings allow leaves and debris to enter beneath your porch. This is what most homeowners are using and it looks absolutely awful. Lattice with giant sized (2.75 x 2.75 inch) size holes sold as Garden Lattice – this is too large and bold looking. Don’t believe me, drive around and see how your eyes are attracted to that white shinny plastic lattice with giant holes. ![]() The porch skirt should NOT be the focal point of your house or jump out at you for attention. When looking at a house, your attention should be attracted by the porch entrance. Too large and it appears too bold and attracts your attention. ![]() Too small and it looks optically strange and make you dizzy. The size of the holes are really very important. The type of porch lattice most homeowners are using today have holes that are entirely too large. When using lattice under porch, the first issue is the size of the holes in the lattice design. The spacing of each slat determines the size opening or hole. Porch lattice is constructed of long wood slats crossing over each other. This mistake results in a capital T for Trashy! So read on and learn how to make your porch skirt add beauty to your home. Unconcerned with the appearance, they attempt to take the easy way out. Unfortunately this is an area that many homeowners neglect. The most common porch skirting is lattice. We will discuss various porch skirting ideas later. Without this moisture will rise from the ground and be trapped rotting out the floor from beneath. Good ventilation will add years to the life of a porch floor exposed to the weather. The porch is a lighter appearing structure and therefore has a lighter feeling base – the porch skirting.īesides being a decorative element on a house, the porch skirt serves a very important purpose to provide ventilation and prevent leaves and debris from entering under the porch. The foundation appears strong since it supports the full house and is composed of stone, brick, or decorative concrete block. They are fastened using an air gun with stainless steel fasteners around the perimeter and then in a pattern across the middle.The porch skirt, like the foundation, visually anchors the house to the ground. Next, they are assembled by hand at the lattice assembly table using knobs to guide the work. For assembly, the horizontal strips are laid down on the table and glue is applied. The fine pieces for the latticework are cut on the molder using a cutting head that rips strips in one pass. Making the latticework involves a similar process. The panel is then run through a sander to smooth the top and the bottom. Next, the stubs are cut off with a 15-foot panel saw. Once the dados are put together, it's secured with an aluminum fastener, which will hold it together while curing. The cedar comes in with 15-20% moisture, which prevents warping when the fencing is installed and begins living out in the weather. In the assembly process, a bead of water-based, waterproof glue is applied in each of the dados, and the strips are spread out on the assembly table, where the measurements are already laid out. Next, the molder rips the board into three different strips. The machine has 11 blades, which cut the dados into the board all at once. In the first step of trellis production, the boards go through the custom designed dado machine. Everything is made from Western Red Cedar. Next, Bob visits Fred Goode's Brattle Works workshop to see how the fencing is manufactured. The trellis panel (with full half-dados) is used for a topper, giving the fencing its sturdiness. Sometimes an accelerant is added to speed hardening. Then ready-mix concrete is poured into the hole and the compound is mixed in place. The hole is filled about halfway with water. A steel pipe goes into the ground and the red cedar extends above ground.įred has dug an approximately two-foot deep hole. The second installation option- the one used in this project- combines the best of both worlds. All cedars have tannin in them, and tannin is a natural inhibitor of mold and bacteria. This method should offer a 15-year life expectancy in well-drained soil. In one, a wooden post is actually put right into the ground. The cedar can be stained, or allowed to weather naturally, in which case it should gray out in six to nine months. The strips are fastened with a stainless steel fastener and waterproof glue. The strips of Western Red Cedar are laid one on top of another. The bottom part of the fencing is privacy lattice with a one-inch vertical member and a one-inch opening. Blueboard Explained Part 2: Trellis and Lattice Fencing & Workshop Tour Fred Goode (from Brattle Works) joins Bob in the backyard to look at the trellis and lattice fencing that will provide screening and the backdrop for a shrub border. ![]()
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