A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. The city is under threat from a plague of rats. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking. If you describe something as a plague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm.
Adding the Screen Frames. 1  1. Add the wall studs to the sill plate frame. The studs are heavier lengths of wood that attach to the porch walls, running vertically from the floor plates to the ceiling plates. 2  2. Install the wall studs. Be sure to check the width of your screens. 3  3. Position and attach the balusters and rails within the screen frame.
Build an elevated concrete porch. Tags: Miscellaneous. I'm replacing a front porch platform, 26 feet 5 inches wide and extends 71 inches out from the wall of the house. I want to replace with a concrete platform 8 inches thick (4 1/4 yards total concrete), but I'm not sure how to brace the form underneath to do that.The foundation around the three outer edges of the current platform is cinder block, with a wall of cinder block through the center, approx. 5 feet high. want to replace with a concrete platform 8 inches thick (4 1/4 yards total concrete), but I'm not sure how to brace the form underneath to do that. The foundation around the three outer edges of the current platform is cinder block, with a wall of cinder block through the center, approx. 5 feet high.