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Farmers Porch: A farmer's porch (sometimes referred to as an open porch) is a style that is traditional to old New England homes. These open-air porches can wrap around the sides of your home, or just run along the front of your house.
The short answer is generally no, building code doesn't specify which way your door should swing. However, this isn't always the case, especially...
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Its porch season in the Capital Region. And if you’re looking to repair or build a porch at your home, you’re in the right place. Bennett Contracting repairs, replaces, or builds brand new porches on all types of porches in Albany and the surrounding areas. If you’re looking for new porch ideas, here are 3 common porches we build for homeowners: Portico or Front Entry Porches: For smaller budgets, a portico (or front entry porch) is perfect. A portico is a smaller front porch that typically covers the areas of your stairs leading up to the main entry way to the house. These can be a bit wider, to give you an area to add some chairs or plants. You get the benefits of shielding guests from the weather as they wait to be let in to the house as well as an area to sit outside. Farmers Porch: A farmer’s porch (sometimes referred to as an open porch) is a style that is traditional to old New England homes. These open-air porches can wrap around the sides of your home, or just run along the front of your house. They can be spotted by the sturdy beams that support the porch. These porches are wildly popular as they create an additional area to live and enjoy the outdoors. They also give your home a traditional look and feel. Another positive of farmers porch are is cover from rain, an area to have an “open air mud room”, and a beautiful area to sit and relax. Screened in Porch: A screened in porch is self-explanatory. Picture a farmer’s porch but instead of the open-air factor, its screened in. You can still enjoy all the elements of the outdoors, while eliminating bugs and other insects from pestering you. Should you get a screened in porch or a traditional farmers porch? The decision is up to you.
A: You can install a brick shed yourself as a DIY job. However, some of the aspects of the job can be quite labour demanding and some parts may...
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Even though the pallets placed behind Lowes stores are free, it is advisable to request its staff for them instead of taking them without their...
Read More »If your home has roof eaves that overhang the walls, even by just a few inches, you probably have soffits. The soffit is the material beneath the eave that connects the far edge of your roof to the exterior wall of your house. They are often vented.
When you’re building or remodeling a home, every detail counts. You probably have a good idea of what you want for basics like roof shingles and siding, but take a closer look, and you’ll notice that there’s a lot more that goes into finishing the exterior of your home than you may have realized. One important design detail is the soffit. If your home has roof eaves that overhang the walls, even by just a few inches, you probably have soffits. The soffit is the material beneath the eave that connects the far edge of your roof to the exterior wall of your house. They are often vented. Besides being underneath your eaves, soffits can also be on the underside of a porch roof.
When framing for shed doors and window openings, it is very important that you frame in headers above the openings. All door and window openings...
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A wooden shed should last 15 or more years, but depending on your climate and the environment, certain types of wood won't hold up as well as...
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Most internal doors manufacturers advise different trimming tolerances so as a standard and to be on the safe side we advise that you don't trim...
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These types of concrete anchors would be the Tapcon®, flat or round head sleeve anchors, or any female type anchors where a specific bolt head can...
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