All Railing Veranda with Tiled Flooring Ideas and Designs

Gorgeous Villa finally refreshed after 50 years of family living.

Front steps and pathway invite you in if you pass the stare of the lions.
Photo of a traditional front wood railing veranda in Auckland with tiled flooring and a roof extension.

2708 Jenkins Point Road

Cobb Architects

Large classic back wood railing veranda in Charleston with a fireplace, a roof extension and tiled flooring.

Delahow Street 2

SHELTER Custom-Built Living

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional back wood railing veranda in Charleston with a fireplace, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Front Entry

Keystone Custom Builders, Inc.

A heated tile entry walk and custom handrail welcome you into this beautiful home.
Photo of a large classic front metal railing veranda in Denver with tiled flooring.

Wooded Lexington Retreat

Blythe Building Company

The large screened-in porch ceiling is covered with tongue and groove knotty pine for a rustic effect and matched by knotty pine siding on the walls. The floor is cut slate tile, complemented by a dark aluminum screen porch system. It's the perfect place to read a good book and feel the sunshine pouring in along with a gentle breeze.

Zeus Park - Front Porch

Vogl Architects

Inspiration for a large country front wood railing veranda in Miami with with columns, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Sunroom Oasis

12/12 Architects & Planners

This home, only a few years old, was beautiful inside, but had nowhere to enjoy the outdoors. This project included adding a large screened porch, with windows that slide down and stack to provide full screens above. The home's existing brick exterior walls were painted white to brighten the room, and skylights were added. The robin's egg blue ceiling and matching industrial wall sconces, along with the bright yellow accent chairs, provide a bright and cheery atmosphere in this new outdoor living space. A door leads out to to deck stairs down to the new patio with seating and fire pit. Project photography by Kmiecik Imagery.

Red Cedar Lake House

Lundin Architects LLC

Inspiration for a medium sized rustic side wood railing veranda in Minneapolis with a fireplace, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

House on Taylor's Branch

Ashby Collective

Expansive midcentury back screened metal railing veranda in Austin with tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Upper East Apartments

Arnold Brothers Construction, Inc.

Design ideas for a mediterranean front metal railing veranda in Santa Barbara with with columns, tiled flooring and an awning.

Hall Home

Scott Homes, Inc

Lovely screened porch for entertaining or enjoying a book. Overlooking Lake Allatoona and the North Georgia Mountains.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional side screened mixed railing veranda in Atlanta with tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Screened Patio adds a relaxing outdoor space

Renovate Paint and Design

This covered porch offered little relief from the Texas mosquitos. RPD designed the enclosure to maximize the space, while allowing great airflow. The screen completely closes in the patio so that no flying bugs (especially mosquitos) can enter the safe space. The water spicket was moved outside the enclosure, electrical outlets were added for lighting and an additional ceiling fans were installed.

Casa Patio en Artola. Cabopino. Marbella

Rocio Navarro Arquitectura

This is an example of a small mediterranean side glass railing veranda in Malaga with a potted garden, tiled flooring and all types of cover.

Villetta CV | 180 MQ

Architetto Marco Finardi

Ristrutturazione completa villetta da 180mq
Design ideas for a large side metal railing veranda in Milan with with columns, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Kiama Renovation - Pool and Al Fresco

Architecture Republic

Design ideas for a large contemporary back glass railing veranda in Wollongong with with columns, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Screened Patio adds a relaxing outdoor space

Renovate Paint and Design

Coffee and Tea in the Scullery: Front Porch

Tamara Day Design

This is an example of a medium sized front metal railing veranda in Kansas City with with columns, tiled flooring and a roof extension.

Portico - ingresso (ampliamento)

progetti Arch&co.

Inspiration for an expansive classic metal railing veranda in Other with tiled flooring.

Front Entry

Keystone Custom Builders, Inc.

A heated tile entry walk and custom handrail welcome you into this beautiful home.
This is an example of a large classic front metal railing veranda in Denver with tiled flooring.

House on Taylor's Branch

Ashby Collective

Photo of an expansive retro back screened metal railing veranda in Austin with tiled flooring and a roof extension.

All Railing Veranda with Tiled Flooring Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland verandas, pergolas, porches and porticos are still handy little halfway houses between your driveway and your front door or your garden and your back door. Verandas are structures that cover an area next to your house, usually over a patio or decked area at the back as part of your garden, and they offer a sheltered outdoor space that you can enjoy all year round. Pergolas are usually separate from your house but offer basic cover for outdoor dining or simply relaxing. Porches can either give you shelter from the rain (perhaps as you find your keys at the front door) in the form of a basic, open porch canopy structure, or be built out into a small room or vestibule where you can remove and store coats, shoes and umbrellas. Porticos fall into the former category of porch design but are much grander than regular porches, usually with colonnades at either side of the door supporting the porch roof and giving a regal touch to the exterior of your home. If you think your home could benefit from a sheltered outdoor structure, either for dining outside or just taking your coat and boots off as you enter your house, take a look at the porch, portico and veranda ideas, designs and photos from homeowners and designers to take inspiration.

How do I choose a veranda design?

Glass verandas are one of the most common veranda designs because they let in light, offer slight shade and still protect from the elements, while wooden verandas are also popular due to their traditional-looking style. If your garden and house exterior are styled classically then a wooden veranda or pergola may be the way to go and you may want to consider tiling the roof of the veranda with the same type of tiles you have on your main roof, so everything ties in neatly. Wrought iron and glass verandas can also look classic in their style, appearing almost Victorian, and if you have dark framed windows or other ironwork in your garden or home, this style of veranda could work nicely. Metal and glass verandas would better suit contemporary tastes, and if you don't want the normal pitched roof style, look at flat roofs and verandas and pergolas in unique shapes and designs. You can choose to have either a supported veranda with posts, similar to a pergola structure, or a cantilever veranda that protrudes from a wall of your house without support via posts to the ground. Obviously if you want more space under your veranda then a cantilever veranda is the way to go, but the look of cantilevers is not always to everyone's taste. Otherwise you may only need posts at each end that won't have to be large and in the way if you need the room.

How do I choose a new porch?

Think about what you want from your porch – if, for example, your front door opens straight into your living room, you may want the added privacy of an enclosed porch rather than a portico-style covering. Appearance is, of course, all-important; the front of your house, after all, creates the first impression of your home. uPVC porches are great for insulation, but they may not look as good aesthetically. It’s important that your porch design fits in with that of your house, so keep brickwork and materials similar or complementary. Front doors provide a wonderful opportunity for dressing your house – embrace colour and gloss, and add attractive embellishments with door knockers, letter boxes and wall lights. But don’t just take our word for it; take a look around for inspiration. Once you’ve decided which type and material of porch or portico would suit your house – whether it’s a brick, glass or an oak porch, you can now focus on the design and have a look at some great porch ideas from other Houzz users. Find images of traditional wooden porches that give a warmly welcome, large glass porch extensions that dramatically change home exteriors, and pictures of stone front porches and porticos.

Will I need planning permission for my veranda, pergola, porch or portico?

Usually verandas will need planning permission as they are not classed as permitted development under Class A, but there are exceptions, so check with your local planning authority first. Provided that your porch or portico follows the stipulated guidelines, it will be exempt from planning permission and building regulation approvals. Ensure that the external floor area of the porch is within three square metres and that its height does not exceed three metres. Finally, the furthest edge of the porch should not go beyond two metres of any boundary of the house and the road. If the porch or portico you want is bigger than these dimensions, make your life easier by employing a builder or porch specialist who will handle the planning and building regulations for you. Pergolas, as garden structure, also do not need planning permission as long as they adhere to standard regulations, but again, check online or with a professional before building one.

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