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