Screened Porches in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

A screened porch in St. Charles means working in everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions, so on our first visit we look at whether existing footings and framing can carry a roof and where second-floor windows limit the tie-in.

The housing stock here: nineteenth-century brick in the historic core, early twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares in midtown, postwar ranches, 1980s to 2000s subdivisions to the west and south, and New Town's neo-traditional homes.

A screened porch on an old house is designed as if it were original, with matching columns and trim.

Lots, exteriors and approvals in St. Charles

Historic district properties need approval for exterior changes, including windows, siding, porches and sometimes paint colors. Wood porch restoration is common. Elsewhere, decks, patio covers and siding replacement are the routine exterior jobs.

A front porch is part of the architecture of an older St. Charles house, and rebuilding one means matching column profiles, railing heights and beadboard ceilings, often under historic review. Rear decks and porches have more freedom, but we still design them to suit the house.

What is included

Our St. Charles screened porch builds include engineering as needed, permit, footings, framing, roof tie-in with full flashing, roofing, a screen track system, screen door, electrical, ceiling and trim finishes and stairs to grade.

We take on screened porch work across St. Charles, from the Highway 94 South corridor to Historic Main Street and Frenchtown.

What we watch for

HOA rules in many St. Charles subdivisions cover roofed structures more strictly than open decks. We submit elevations early and design to match the house.

St. Charles properties tend to be tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, and that affects how we stage materials, where framers, a roofer, an electrician and finish carpenters park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

The City of St. Charles is where we file for a screened porch in St. Charles, and the job will see footing, framing, electrical and final inspections.

Exterior work in St. Charles can also involve historic preservation review in the old districts, and we put that package together for you.

Schedule and getting to you

Plan on three to six weeks of site work for a screened porch in St. Charles, once permits and materials are in hand.

St. Charles is about half an hour east on I-70, or along Highway 370 to the north side from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in St. Charles

We price screened porches in St. Charles from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Ceiling finish, such as stained tongue-and-groove versus painted beadboard.
• Electrical, fans, heaters and any convertible vinyl or glass panels.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main screened porches page. More about the area is on our St. Charles page.