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Traditional Veranda with a Roof Extension Ideas and Designs

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Custom Built Brick and Stucco Home
Custom Built Brick and Stucco Home
Suiter Construction Company, Inc.Suiter Construction Company, Inc.
Beautiful screened in porch using IPE decking and Catawba Vista brick with white mortar.
Design ideas for a traditional back screened veranda in Charleston with decking and a roof extension.
Newhall Addition
Newhall Addition
Rill ArchitectsRill Architects
The traditional screen porch with stained bead board ceiling ties into the traditional aesthetic of the main house.
Design ideas for a traditional screened veranda in DC Metro with decking and a roof extension.
Repose, A Virginia Country House
Repose, A Virginia Country House
Glave & Holmes ArchitectureGlave & Holmes Architecture
Glave & Holmes Architecture Ansel Olson Photography
Design ideas for a traditional veranda in Richmond with a roof extension.
Hillgrove
Hillgrove
Tim Barber ArchitectsTim Barber Architects
Karyn Millet Photography
Classic veranda in Los Angeles with decking and a roof extension.
Home Farm 1
Home Farm 1
Alix Bragg Interior DesignAlix Bragg Interior Design
Design ideas for a classic veranda in Charleston with decking and a roof extension.
Moreland - Palmetto Bluff Low Country Transitional Home
Moreland - Palmetto Bluff Low Country Transitional Home
Markalunas Architecture GroupMarkalunas Architecture Group
Inspiration for a traditional back screened wire cable railing veranda in Charleston with concrete paving and a roof extension.
Catskill Curb Appeal
Catskill Curb Appeal
Orange County Deck Co.Orange County Deck Co.
This is an example of a medium sized classic front mixed railing veranda in New York with with columns, brick paving and a roof extension.
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Architecture: Noble Johnson Architects Interior Design: Rachel Hughes - Ye Peddler Photography: Studiobuell | Garett Buell
Inspiration for an expansive classic back veranda in Nashville with an outdoor kitchen, natural stone paving and a roof extension.
Contemporary Cottage
Contemporary Cottage
42 North Custom Homes LLC42 North Custom Homes LLC
Photo of a medium sized classic back screened mixed railing veranda in Grand Rapids with a roof extension and decking.
Timber Column Porch
Timber Column Porch
Georgia Front PorchGeorgia Front Porch
This timber column porch replaced a small portico. It features a 7.5' x 24' premium quality pressure treated porch floor. Porch beam wraps, fascia, trim are all cedar. A shed-style, standing seam metal roof is featured in a burnished slate color. The porch also includes a ceiling fan and recessed lighting.
Outdoor Dining
Outdoor Dining
LORRAINE G VALE, Allied ASIDLORRAINE G VALE, Allied ASID
A large outdoor living area addition that was split into 2 distinct areas-lounge or living and dining. This was designed for large gatherings with lots of comfortable seating seating. All materials and surfaces were chosen for lots of use and all types of weather. A custom made fire screen is mounted to the brick fireplace. Designed so the doors slide to the sides to expose the logs for a cozy fire on cool nights. Photography by Holger Obenaus
Front Porch Wrought Iron Columns
Front Porch Wrought Iron Columns
Jeff's Custom PaintingJeff's Custom Painting
This is an "after" photo of three front porch wrought iron columns I restored.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional front veranda in Detroit with with columns, concrete slabs and a roof extension.
May Hollow Screen Porch
May Hollow Screen Porch
Before and After Builders, Inc.Before and After Builders, Inc.
Built this screened in porch over an existing deck using 10" x 10" Cypress columns and beams. Install 1 x 6 tongue and groove pine ceiling boards. Installed cat proof screen and two screen doors with mortised hardware. Installed sconces on the posts!
Tudor Style Screened Porch Addition
Tudor Style Screened Porch Addition
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
The newly added screened porch provides the perfect transition from indoors to outside. Design and construction by Meadowlark Design + Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photography by Joshua Caldwell.
Peachtree Corners Screen Porch
Peachtree Corners Screen Porch
Southland Development ServicesSouthland Development Services
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional back veranda in Atlanta with a fire feature, tiled flooring and a roof extension.
Covered Porch - North Ridgeville
Covered Porch - North Ridgeville
M-Five Construction GroupM-Five Construction Group
This is an example of a small traditional back veranda in Cleveland with natural stone paving and a roof extension.
Second Story Addition: Charming Bryant Home
Second Story Addition: Charming Bryant Home
Blue Sound Construction, Inc.Blue Sound Construction, Inc.
A gracious new porch and entry to greet you: part of a full house remodel and second story addition in the Bryant neighborhood of Seattle. Builder: Blue Sound Construction, Inc. Architect: SHKS Architects Photo: Miranda Estes
Front Porch
Front Porch
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
A spacious front porch welcomes you home and offers a great spot to sit and relax in the evening while waving to neighbors walking by in this quiet, family friendly neighborhood of Cotswold. The porch is covered in bluestone which is a great material for a clean, simplistic look. Pike was able to vault part of the porch to make it feel grand. V-Groove was chosen for the ceiling trim, as it is stylish and durable. It is stained in Benjamin Moore Hidden Valley.
Screened Porch
Screened Porch
Rock Paper HammerRock Paper Hammer
Photo by Andrew Hyslop
Design ideas for a small traditional back screened veranda in Louisville with decking and a roof extension.
Edmonson
Edmonson
Hudson Construction GroupHudson Construction Group
Design ideas for a classic veranda in Dallas with a fireplace and a roof extension.

Traditional Veranda with a Roof Extension Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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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