Greenhouses, Sheds and Sun Rooms - Facelift for ugly old aluminum screen porch

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Beppie Stark
06-01-05, 07:41 PM
Any ideas for sprucing up our 1960s aluminum screen porch? It is still structurally OK. Has 12 aluminum screen and glass panels and 2 doors. All are plain aluminum inside and out. I have read that paint won't hold. Any thoughts about siding or trimming? The supports are also aluminum.

Also the previous owner painted the underside of the corrogated fiberglass ceiling. I guess to better block the sun. The paint is drooping in a couple places but tight in most. What should I repaint with?

I'm in Michigan where the winters are cold and the money is always tight.

Thanks!

kurt jordan
07-31-05, 10:51 AM
Look into mosquito curtains. Cheaper than replacing existing screen porch. Removable and washable. www.mosquitocurtains.com

Kurt