| Building The Perfect Porch For Your Home | | | | forward of the bay. |
| By front porch | | | | When considering the Porch roof, take a look at |
| So, you're thinking about adding a new Porch to | | | | your home's style, roof and age. If you have |
| your home and looking for the best advice and | | | | large gabled two story bay windows, a pitched |
| designs? Congratulations! Keep reading, all will be | | | | roof will look far better than a flat roof. (A |
| revealed. | | | | pitched roof is a term for roofs which look like |
| There are many great reasons to add a new | | | | upside down V's) |
| Porch to your home. You may have not | | | | Flat Porch roofs are better placed on flat fronted |
| considered them all. Here are the main ones: | | | | homes where the roofs run flat and straight |
| You want to improve the visual entrance to your | | | | across the front of your home. It might seem |
| home, internally and externally. | | | | straight forward but start looking around and you'll |
| Increase the value of your home | | | | see homes with pitched roofs and bay windows |
| Create more space and more light | | | | with flat roof Porches extending fully along to the |
| Provide your home with the added security of a | | | | bay - Most feel that this detracts from the |
| second door | | | | house's potential. |
| Cut energy bills - keep warmth in | | | | If you have protruding bay windows, never look |
| Some people have found additional uses too as | | | | to extend it to form an enclosed Porch. There |
| Porches can make great storage areas for shoes, | | | | are other more appealing designs to go for |
| coats and in some cases even tropical plants! | | | | regardless of the shape of your bay. You'll be |
| Do I Need Porch Planning Permission ? | | | | looking to bring appeal to your home and that of |
| It's the most frequently asked question so here's | | | | the neighbourhood. |
| the answer: | | | | The materials used to build the Porch should |
| The majority of Porches built in the UK do not | | | | depend on the existing house and Porches can |
| require planning permission as they fall into the | | | | come fully glazed using timber or UPVC or half |
| category of "Permitted Development" - Providing | | | | glazed using brickwork, timber or UPVC. Porches |
| that: | | | | often have more glazing than masonry. |
| The ground area of the new Porch does not | | | | All new brickwork should match the existing |
| exceed 3 Square Metres. | | | | house using the same bond and mortar. Existing |
| The height does not exceed 3 Metres above | | | | house style, windows, doors and brickwork are all |
| ground level. | | | | considered by our designers to create the perfect |
| No part of a Front Porch is closer than 2 Metres | | | | match and balance. |
| to any highway. | | | | The finishing touch is the right door to complete |
| The building of your new Porch does not | | | | your Porch. At Trustyle-uk.co.uk we have a vast |
| encroach on or over your neighbours property. | | | | range of fully sculptured doors and together, we |
| Your home is not a listed building or within a | | | | find the right match, visual appeal and security for |
| conservation area. | | | | your home. |
| These are the general guidelines although I would | | | | Building A Porch - Terms |
| recommend that you seek clarification with your | | | | Eaves |
| local planning department. | | | | Where the roof overhangs the house wall |
| If you are looking to have a new Porch built within | | | | Bond And Mortar |
| the Midlands or Milton Keynes, feel free to get in | | | | Method or pattern of laying bricks together with |
| touch with us at Trustyle-uk.co.uk with any | | | | the particular bedding material used between the |
| questions. Our qualified designers are always on | | | | bricks. |
| hand to help with any questions on planning and | | | | Soldier Course |
| design. | | | | This is a continuous straight line of upright |
| Designing The Ideal Porch For Your Home | | | | brickwork. |
| Designing the perfect porch for your home is | | | | Door Canopies |
| easy when you know how. Many get this crucial | | | | Is a roof over a front door, sometimes |
| bit wrong though. Even the most conscientious of | | | | supported by posts. |
| home- owners with the best intentions can get | | | | Stepped Houses |
| this wrong. | | | | Where a part of the house is built further forward |
| I recently spoke to one of our best designers | | | | than another. |
| about this very issue and he provided me with | | | | Recessed Doorways |
| these excellent tips: | | | | Where the front door sits further back than the |
| Firstly, the new front Porch should compliment the | | | | rest of the houses front wall, normally with a roof |
| existing home. | | | | or a protruding first floor room above. |
| Of course, everybody knows this but getting this | | | | Pitched Roof |
| part right is the most important part of the | | | | Where a roof forms the shape of an upside |
| designers job. Do this right and you could easily | | | | down V. |
| gain more value to a home than the cost of the | | | | Halls Adjoining Houses |
| Porch itself. | | | | Is a pair of attached houses where the front |
| The size of the Porch shouldn't be too big as to | | | | doors are next to each other. |
| dominate the front of the house or project | | | | |