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.
By: Danny Lipford. To improve the look of a concrete slab porch, and raise the level of the porch floor to keep rainwater from pooling, a layer of solid brick pavers can be added on top of the existing slab. Jack up the porch roof and remove the columns resting on the slab. Install temporary supports for the roof on the ground outside the slab.