Keep Bugs Out of Deck Floorboards in Maryland & Virginia

Bug Protection for Your Screened-In Porch
Seal gaps between deck boards with caulk or weatherstripping to prevent bugs from entering your screen porch. Install fine mesh screening beneath the deck structure and maintain proper drainage to eliminate standing water where insects breed. Montgomery County MD and Fairfax County VA homeowners use these proven methods to protect their outdoor living spaces year-round.
In order to effectively protect against bugs, a screen porch must be completely enclosed, but if your porch wasn’t well built from the start, it is often the deck floorboards that were overlooked. Traditional decking has a 1/8” or 1/4” gap between boards, which is more than enough room for mosquitoes or other bugs to crawl through.
Here are the three most effective ways you can build or update a structure to provide more complete protection from creepy-crawlies.