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.
An average construction estimate for a completely new screened-in porch is about $70 per square foot. Therefore, a basic porch (8-foot by 10-foot) with a roof and screen measuring at 80 square feet would begin at a cost of $5,600.aturally, the cost increases with the desired square feet of the screened-in porch. 1  The cost of materials for a basic 200-square-foot screened-in porch on an existing deck in most urban areas should run between $470 and $680 with an installation cost between $296 and $345.