How to Screen a Pool
If your swimming pool is surrounded by trees, the pool will collect plenty of leaf debris. A treed area also breeds mosquitoes and other bugs, which makes staying outdoors less enjoyable. Installing a pool screen will keep your pool free of debris and bugs. As a result, you can enjoy the pool when you want and clean it less frequently. A pool screen consists of a large frame, covered in durable screening, that sits over the pool, creating a screened-in room. You can build one from scratch with a screen enclosure kit that contains all the necessary pieces. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Screen doors
- Construction-grade wooden posts
- Saw
- Hole digger
- Quick-set cement
- Shovel
- Drill
- Screws
- 2 hinges
- Screen-door latch
- Poles or wood
- Roofing material
- Nails
- Hammer
Instructions
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Draw out the length and width of the screened room you desire.
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Determine how many side-by-side screen doors you require, to create the walls that will surround the pool. Purchase the appropriate number of doors based on your measurements in Step 1.
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Cut the support posts to size using a saw. The support posts should be at least 3 feet longer than the screen door length.
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Dig holes in the ground using a hole digger for the support posts. Place a support post at each corner of the screen room and, depending on the size, at least halfway down each side. Sides that are very long require more support posts. A recommended plan for one wall includes a support post, followed by two screen doors, another support pole, two screen doors then an end support post.
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Put the poles into the holes and hammer them into place. When you're done they should be just a bit loose, and should wiggle in place slightly. If they're in the ground too firmly, pull them out and loosen the poles slightly.
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Mix quick-set concrete in a bucket. Pour the concrete into the hole around the poles, until it's just below ground level. Smooth the concrete around the pole using a shovel. Let the concrete set for three days.
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Place a screen door next to each support pole. Secure the door to the pool with screws, using a drill. Screw adjacent screen doors together at their frames. Choose one screen door next to a support pole and do not screw it into place. This functions as the screen room's door.
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Attach two hinges to the room's door, and to the adjoining support post. Install a latch on the opposite side of the door.
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Build a gable roof frame for the screen room. The frame consists of two triangles at each end, with a ridge down the center. The length of the bottom of each triangle is the same as the shorter wall of the screen wall. The length of the ridge is equal to the long side of the screen room. Use wood or metal poles for the frame. Screw the frame together, then screw it into place on top of the screen door walls. Secure it to the support posts as well as the screen doors. Do not screw it into the screen that serves as the room's door.
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Cut roofing material to the necessary size. Cut it a few inches longer than the frame so it hangs a few inches over the edge. This stops water from dripping into the pool area when it rains. Nail the roof into place.
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Tips & Warnings
Any type of material can be used as the roof. To make the interior roof more pleasant, paint it prior to installation.
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