Screened Porch Guide
for Five Forks, SC
What a screened porch costs in Five Forks, SC, which office reviews the permit, and what to check before you hire, including slab enclosures on newer subdivision homes. Local 2026 ranges, reviewed by a licensed general contractor.
Five Forks is one of Greenville County's fastest-growing communities — new subdivisions are going up along Five Forks Rd, Roper Mountain Rd, and the corridors between Simpsonville and Mauldin. Most homes come with a bare back patio and no screened porch, which is the most common starting point for a porch project here. The subdivisions in the Five Forks ZIP codes were built largely by D.R. Horton, Mungo and Ryan, so slab dimensions and trim profiles repeat from street to street — useful when you are comparing bids. Greenville County reviews the permit for most of this area. Search by ZIP to see which contractors are listed for your address.
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Build · Enclose · Repair
The three kinds of porch project in Five Forks and Greenville County — what each involves, and what to put in writing before you hire.
Custom Build
A porch built from scratch — on a new pad, an existing deck, or tied into the home's roofline. It is the most flexible option and the most expensive, because nothing is constrained by existing structure.
- Permit: Greenville County Building Codes — filed by the licensed contractor
- Gable, shed, hip & cathedral roof options
- Attached or detached layouts
- Structural aluminum or pressure-treated wood framing
- Ceiling fans, lighting, and TV rough-in available
- Concrete pad poured or matched to existing
Patio Enclosures
Five Forks new construction homes come with back concrete slabs ready to be enclosed. Framing and screening that bare slab creates a livable outdoor room at a fraction of a full build cost.
- Perfect for new subdivision homes with back patios
- Screen-only or EZ Breeze vinyl window upgrade
- Matched to your home's exterior trim & color
- Add ceiling fan, lights, TV mount blocking
- HOA architectural guidelines apply in most communities
- Typically 4 to 6 days of work once permitted
Repair & Re-Screen
Torn screens, rotten wood, sagging frames and leaky roof flashing are usually repairable. Get a repair-vs-replace assessment in writing before committing to a rebuild — the gap between the two is often $15,000 or more.
- Pet damage, storm damage & age deterioration
- Re-screen in fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar, or no-see-um
- Frame repairs, post & beam replacement
- Roof flashing, soffit & fascia repair
- Screen door repairs & replacement
- Written repair-vs-replace assessment before any rebuild
Where Porches Get Added
in Five Forks
Where homeowners are adding screened porches across Five Forks and the surrounding Upstate SC area.
Before You Hire in Five Forks
Adding a porch to a Five Forks home means matching the existing exterior, filing with the right permit office, and clearing HOA architectural review. Most builds run 3–7 business days once permitted.
- Permit: Greenville County Building Codes
- HOA architectural approval — budget 2–6 weeks
- Trim palette matched to the original builder
- Slab checked before an enclosure is priced
- Ask whether the permit fee is inside the bid
- Three written, line-item bids to compare
Five Forks & Greenville County
Permit Process
Five Forks is an unincorporated community — there is no separate city permit office. All screened porch permits for Five Forks addresses are filed directly with Greenville County Building Codes at 301 University Ridge, Greenville. This is a straightforward process: fees for a residential screened porch run $200–500 depending on project valuation, and approval typically takes 7–14 business days. Projects tying into the existing roofline may require a structural plan review, which the contractor should prepare and submit as part of the permit package.
Ask any contractor you interview who files the permit application and who attends the inspections. The licensed contractor should do both — if they ask you to pull an owner-builder permit, they are moving the liability onto you.
Screened Porch Cost Calculator
Get a realistic project range before you call. Based on current Greenville County material and labor rates (updated June 2026).
Greenville County installed pricing · Permit not included (~$350–600)
* Estimates are planning ranges based on current Greenville County market rates. Final pricing depends on site conditions, access, and material availability. Always get written, line-item bids from licensed contractors before budgeting.
Questions from
Five Forks Homeowners
Common questions about screened porches in Five Forks and Greenville County, SC.
Screened Porch Contractors in Five Forks
Search the directory for companies covering Five Forks — then run each one through the six checks in the hiring guide before you sign anything.
- Verify the license number with the SC LLR yourself
- Certificate of insurance sent direct by the insurer
- Three written line-item bids, materials split from labor
- Confirm who files the permit and attends inspections
- Never pay in full up front
- Ask for conditional lien waivers with each draw
Listings come from the Screen Porch Builders directory, which we run alongside this site — browse the porch and screen contractors listed across South Carolina. Contractors pay for listing plans there, and higher plans get better placement in its search results; homeowners search free. The owner of this site also owns Burch Contracting, which is listed in the directory. See the ownership disclosure.
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