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A Guide to the Porch Addition
Bob Vila — A Guide to the Porch Addition - A porch adds value to the home, expands the living area and merges the outdoors and the indoors in a fresh-air space f A porch adds value to the home, expands the living area and merges the outdoors and the indoors ...More…
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Front Porch Fix-up: Overview
This Old House — More than a century of blowing snow, dripping rain, and the steady tread of foot traffic had finally taken its toll on the flooring of Ken Brown's porch in Montclair, New Jersey. Despite its well-maintained coat of paint, the old fir decking had ...More…
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How to Install a Porch Screen: Overview
This Old House — Compared to traditional screening, this method is quicker and easier The traditional method of screening a porch has pretty much remained the same for a hundred years. That's unfortunate, because it's a flawed system. Small tacks or staples are .. ...More…
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How to Install Porch Lattice: Overview
This Old House — If your porch isn't well maintained, the whole house looks shabby. Here you'll learn how to handle one of the most common of all porch repairs: building a new lattice skirt. This enclosure conceals the framing while it also allows air to ...More…
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How to Install a Beadboard Porch Ceiling: Overview
This Old House — Standing on a step-ladder with your head cocked sideways and working overhead will leave you sore the next morning, but technically, this is of moderate difficulty. Picture a warm spring afternoon-you, on the front porch glider, lemonade in hand, ...More…
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Ask an Architect: How to Add a Porch to a '60s Rambler
This Old House — A porch added to the front of the house, above, can be left half open and half screened, creating a more gracious entry. A front porch also adds dimension to the long, flat facade of most ramblers. The frames for screened porches are typically ...More…
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How to Build a Porch Swing
This Old House — A white swing provides just the right finishing touch for the gingerbread-trimmed front porch of a Victorian-era house. White wicker, a classic material for all kinds of porch seating. A white-painted model designed with the clean lines of a ...More…
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The Three-Season Porch
This Old House — Until the porch was built, poolside umbrellas provided the only sanctuary from the midday sun. The kitchen's French doors once led straight to the sun-filled backyard. The three-season addition creates a more gradual transition from house to ...More…
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Porch Rail Revival
This Old House — The classical design of this railing with its turned balusters makes it appropriate for various Victorian-era house styles. The cross bracing on this railing is characteristic of woodwork on Stick-style houses. Flat-sawn Queen Anne-style ...More…
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Westinghouse 66975 - 1 Light White Outdoor Porch Light ...
eLight Bulbs — Westinghouse 66975 - 1 Light White Finish with Clear Textured Glass Panels Hi-Impact Polypropylene Porch Light Fixture (Westinghouse 66975 66975) Color White Manufacturer's ID 66975 Manufacturer's Model 66975 Brand Westinghouse In Stock available ...More…
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Westinghouse 66976 - 2 Light White Outdoor Porch Light ...
eLight Bulbs — Westinghouse 66976 - 2 Light White Finish with Clear Textured Glass Panels Hi-Impact Polypropylene Porch Light Fixture (Westinghouse 66976 66976) Color White Manufacturer's ID 66976 Manufacturer's Model 66976 Brand Westinghouse In Stock available ...More…
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Westinghouse 66919 - 1 Light Black Outdoor Porch Light ...
eLight Bulbs — Westinghouse 66919 - 1 Light Black Finish on Steel with Clear Glass Porch Light Light Fixture (Westinghouse 66919 66919) Color Black Manufacturer's ID 66919 Manufacturer's Model 66919 Brand Westinghouse In Stock available for orderMore…