Screened Porch Design

Tim,

How far apart do the posts need to be on a screened in porch? I am going with the vaulted ceiling inside the screened porch. The top point of the vault will be 13 feet from the deck. The deck is 5 1\2 feet off the ground. The porch will be 19 x 19.

When using ceramic tile for a porch floor material, is a ceramic base necessary or advisable? Should the floor be sloped slightly to the door? The porch (not constructed yet) is 6in above the exterior grade with concrete anticipated as the subfloor, in Northern Illinois.
Your comments please.
Robin P Andrews

Tim

My screened in porch gets so hot in the summer that we can't use it. We have vaulted ceilings in our screened - in -porch. What is the best system to cool this porch? Ventilation ?

THKS

Alan

Should the metal screening in a screened in porch have any give or be completely taut?

My contractor is installing the screens today and they seem loose to me.

Thank you!

I am converting an enclosed porch back into a screened porch. There will be walls halfway up and then screens the rest of the way up. What type of material does the inside wall need to be? Does there need to be some sort of drain in the floor to let water escape? Thanks for all your help.

Do you have suggestions for whisper-quiet ceiling fans?

Thanks!