Most Alpharetta homes we visit don't need a porch built from scratch — they have a deck or a covered patio that goes unused from May to September. Screening it in is the shortest path to a room you'll actually use. We do that, and we build new screened porches from the footings up when that's the better answer.
Our office is on Morris Road, off Windward Parkway. Alpharetta isn't a service area we drive out to — it's where the trucks start the day. That means a same-week walkthrough is usually possible, and it means we already know how the City of Alpharetta Community Development Department handles a roofed addition.
It also shapes what we recommend. Around Windward, Avalon, Halcyon, and the Crabapple line, most homes already have a deck or a covered patio in good structural shape. The honest answer for those homeowners is usually a conversion, not a teardown — and we'll tell you that even though it's the smaller job.
We work across Alpharetta and north Fulton — the established streets off Old Milton and Haynes Bridge through to the newer builds near Avalon.
Which one applies to you comes down to a single question: is there already a roof over it? Everything else follows from that.
The fastest and least expensive route. Your roof and structure are already there, so we frame the openings and fit the ScreenEze system with the mesh you choose. Often a matter of days, not weeks.★ ScreenEze Specialist
The most common Alpharetta project. We add a properly flashed roof tied into the house, verify the existing framing and footings carry the new load, then screen it. Two trades, one crew, one permit.
Footings, framing, roof, electrical, and screen — a code-built addition to the house rather than a structure leaned against it. This is the right call when there's nothing sound to build on.
Eze-Breeze vinyl panels instead of fixed screen: open them in July, close them in November. Worth considering if the porch faces north or catches wind off the golf course.
Adding a roof to a deck roughly doubles what the structure carries, and adds wind uplift that a deck was never designed to resist. Plenty of Alpharetta decks from the late nineties and early two-thousands were built to carry people and furniture, full stop. Some can take a roof with reinforced footings and posts. Some can't, and no amount of wanting it changes that.
We check that first — footing size and depth, post and beam sizing, ledger attachment and flashing — before anyone talks about screen colour. If the answer is no, we'll say so at the consultation rather than after demolition. It's a shorter conversation and an honest one.
Roofed additions in Alpharetta are permitted through the City of Alpharetta Community Development Department under Fulton County. We pull the permit and carry the inspections.
Covered decks and outdoor rooms HomeVantage has built for Alpharetta homeowners. Each one is the structural half of a screened porch — the roof, the framing, the flashing — which is the part that decides whether the finished room lasts.
Often, yes — but it depends on the structure, not the deck boards. A roof adds dead load and wind uplift the original deck was not designed for, so we check footings, posts, beams, and the ledger attachment before committing. Some decks need reinforced footings and posts; some need rebuilding from the frame up. We tell you which at the consultation, before any work starts.
Screening an existing covered porch is by far the cheapest route — get an instant ballpark from our porch screening estimator. Roofing and screening an existing deck sits in the middle, since you are paying for the roof but not the foundation. Building a new screened porch from bare ground in the Alpharetta area typically runs about $25,000–$60,000+ depending on size, roof style, foundation, and finishes. Every proposal we give is itemised.
Yes for anything roofed. A screened porch and a covered deck are both structures, permitted through the City of Alpharetta Community Development Department in Fulton County. Screening the openings of a porch that already has a roof is a smaller scope and may not require one — we confirm before starting, and we pull and carry the permit whenever it applies.
In most Alpharetta neighbourhoods with an active HOA, yes — architectural review typically covers roof pitch, materials, and colour so the addition reads as part of the house. We design to match your existing roofline and trim, and we can supply the drawings and material specifications your committee asks for.
Screening an existing covered porch is usually a few days. Roofing and screening an existing deck generally runs one to three weeks on site. A new porch built from footings up takes roughly two to five weeks once the permit is issued. You get a schedule before we start, and being based in Alpharetta means we are not stacking your job behind a drive across three counties.
"Dealt with Michael throughout the process. He was always prompt, professional and knowledgeable. Smooth from start to finish — could not ask for a better experience."
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Book a free in-home consultation. We'll look at what you already have and tell you honestly whether to screen it, roof it, or start over — including when the answer is the cheapest one.
