Removable lattice under deck11/30/2023 ![]() We want to change the lattice to horizontal slats and paint them the same color as the deck. But we are loving the progress! You can see where we have a lot of lattice and it is very noticeable painted in white. Below is our back deck with a lot of lattice. But I just appreciate the charm and resourcefulness of keeping the existing home. I get that there are situations where it has to be done or it is smarter. Off topic but I love to see when they keep the original home and just add onto it rather then knocking the entire thing down. None of them use lattice!Īnd a lot of these are new construction- tore down older homes that had flood damage from Hurricane Sandy. We live close to the beach and the homes have to be a certain height with the flood zoning, leaving a tall front porch with openings that need to be covered. A lot of you have the same thoughts about the lattice under your deck too and were looking for ideas! Thankfully the homes in our area are full of ideas to replace the lattice work. ![]() We have lattice underneath our deck and just don’t love the look (for us) and mixed with our new Cedar Shingles. I have looked at our deck before but once you elevate one thing it makes the other shabby things looking…well, shabby! Also, when I say "movement" we're talking imperceptible expansion/contraction, but still enough to stress/break the material.You know that book “If you give a mouse a cookie”? Well if you give a girl new siding, she wants a new deck. Use a half-shank screw, for example, to allow better movement of your lattice like this. This will allow for the material to expand/contract slightly and lessen breakage from that stress. Another suggestion to prevent your fasteners from cracking out the lattice, etc would be to drill a pilot hole for each fastener thru the lattice that is slightly larger than the fastener shank. +1 to someonesdaddy for using a strip of material to sandwich the lattice. ![]() You might think about putting up some kind of backing support for the lattice panels so they don't have to span so far. That way it will be more supported and less prone to flexing/breaking in the wind or if someone/thing runs into it. I'm going to frame an entire wall around the perimeter of the deck so I can attach my lattice to the studs. ![]() I'm going to be doing something virtually the same to my deck in the next couple weeks. I please need a suggestion from the limitless knowledge if Reddit DIY on: 1) What would you suggest as a solution to give easy access to the underside of the deck? 2) How would you reattach the lattice so it does not disintegrate this winter?Īny ideas are EXTREMELY appreciated! thanks everyone!įYI: A larger picture of the underside of the deck: It also appears that his attachment solution is cracking the thin composite lattice in cold weather and wind.įinally his removable lattice\ easy access solution is for me to unscrew the deck screws everytime I need access. His solution was to cut the lattice and attach it to the bottom of the deck with small brad nails: Īs you probably know these nails have very little holding power so I assume that I will have to re-attach the lattice. I hired a local handy-man to 1) Cut and attach the lattice 2) Create a removable section so I can still retain access. This past fall I did not have any spare time to attach a composite lattice to the underside of my deck. r/DIY now has a Discord channel! Come chat with us!ĭid you miss the AMA with Patrick DiJusto? Click here to read it!Īll content must be DIY - if you paid for the work or found it posted online it is not DIY. ![]()
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