On 8/7/18 7:28 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 10:05:01 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:

The wife brought up the porch swing idea, so it's under
consideration. She already has outdoor furniture picked out... they
always seem to have something decorated before it's actually built.
:-)

Of course, I already have the speakers and flat-screen TV location
in my mind.

One other possible consideration, if your place is like mine,
mosquito control. Even in winter, we have bouts with mosquitoes.
Walmart, HD, Lowes and other outlets have Yard Guard (or similar)
mosquito spray.

I shoot 1/4 second spritz, here and there, in dark places, nooks and
crannies, etc., to fend off/drive off those pesky critters. It
doesn't take much spraying, just some short spritz, in their general
hiding places.

The Yard Guard products are sold seasonally at some of the outlets,
so they are not always available year 'round. If need be, you might
want to get a couple of extra cans, for times the stores aren't
offering the product, until next spring/summer time.

I often spritz my shop, also, before starting work, when out there
late in the evenings.

The Yard Guard products are effective for a few/several hours, before
needing spritzing, again, in those scenarios.

Very rarely, maybe once a year, do I have issues with wasps & hornets
on the patios.

Sonny


This will be fully screened.

One of the main reasons we're building it is mosquitoes. They are very
bad around here. About the only thing that works is to have the pest
guys come and spray the entire yard. But we won't do that because it
kills about every other insect, too, including pollinators.


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