Design help for front porch!!
Melanie Herr_Musser
5 years ago
help!!! what would you do with this front porch.. painting the brick isnt an option. i would but husband wonr hear of it. I will only redo this with composite material so we arent doing it over again in the future!
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PRONorwood Architects
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