The after photo reveals what an enclosed porch can add to a home s exterior beauty and function.
Closed in porch additions.
Using a porch as an addition can be an inexpensive way to add living space to your home.
The original roofline was untouched but a porch addition with broad pyramidal columns adds vintage looking support for the ceiling.
Bear in mind if you re adding a new porch or addition make sure it blends in with the rest of the home.
In addition to restoring the logs fixing the foundation adding stone steps and reviving the porch in period perfect style the homeowners screened it in to make it more usable year round.
The location of the porch and how it is accessed from the house will determine how the porch can be repurposed.
Choose mesh for your screened in porch according to your budget climate and functionality.
All of these ideas for using your porch as an addition are for enclosed porches.
If you have a patio deck or porch that is rarely used due to weather or bugs consider enclosing it.
Finally compared to patio enclosures screened in porches are cheap.
Also compared to full additions the cost is far less expensive.
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