External porch help
emgoodfellow
6 years ago
This is my fugly 15 year old house. We are planning a lot of internal changes for later this year and while we're on we'd like to have some kind of external porch put on. Trouble is we're so close to the cul-de-sac road and have such a tiny front garden, so it can't come out too far.
The garage is going to become a small single on the opposite side of the front door, and the garage will be converted and have 2 windows to match the bedroom above. The front will all be block paved or that new resin stuff laid when we're all done.
The front door is currently inset (not sure of the right wording) and some people with the same style house have just put another front door flush with the front brick work, that doesn't look good, so I'm thinking we need to come out a little bit. We seem to be in a wind tunnel, my Hoover is never away as bits blow in as soon as you open the door and as it's a good size hall I'm fed up having to hoover it umpteen times a day!
So, would an external porch look daft? If not, any ideas of styles oh brilliant houzers?
The garage is going to become a small single on the opposite side of the front door, and the garage will be converted and have 2 windows to match the bedroom above. The front will all be block paved or that new resin stuff laid when we're all done.
The front door is currently inset (not sure of the right wording) and some people with the same style house have just put another front door flush with the front brick work, that doesn't look good, so I'm thinking we need to come out a little bit. We seem to be in a wind tunnel, my Hoover is never away as bits blow in as soon as you open the door and as it's a good size hall I'm fed up having to hoover it umpteen times a day!
So, would an external porch look daft? If not, any ideas of styles oh brilliant houzers?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHow about this kind of porch extension
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6 years agoThanks Jen, the current garage isn't set back, it's all just straight across the front, there's like a half brick lip which maybe making it look set back. This is a picture of switching the garage door to the other side, minus a porch or canopy or anything. The garage door was specified after this image was done and the builders said we can have a smaller single door. It's still classed as a single (we only need it for a bike storage and a motor bike).
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6 years agoIt's going to look great how exciting. I still personally wouldn't have a porch (although I love them for practicality!) but would go for an attractive garage door like this, and keep a dyson cordless in the hall!
I don't think your house is ugly at all btw and please do share your after photos:)
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