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Support a Porch Roof

When you repair a damaged porch floor, be sure to support the roof while you work. Remove existing posts and then nail two 2"x6" to a make a 4"x6" beam. Support the beam with a 2"x4" post and nail in place. Measure two 2"x4"'s to the legnth you need and nail them together at the tip. Prop under the other end of the beam and spread the legs on a base footing until the roof is supported. Attach a cross bar and toenail the base.

Restoring the Front Porch

House nine of the Elmwood project. Another 1895 house, now owned by the Henderson family, gets a total front porch restoration.

Porch Restoration: Custom Reproduction Mouldings and Chadsworth Columns

House five of the Elmwood project. Porch restoration continues. Forester Molding re milled many elements of the porch.

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A Guide to the Porch Addition

The porch invokes images of rocking chairs, lazy days…
…family room while This spacious, finished porch features high ceilings, lighting and great…
…Construction. This spacious, finished porch features high ceilings, lighting and great…

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Tapered Porch Columns

…secures the decorative trim to the top of the porch's tapered column. The carpentry crew crafted tapered columns for the front porch of our Quechee, Vermont farmhouse, adding…
…columns encase the support posts for the porch roof and provide a design detail that enhances…

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Porch Trim

The architect's design for the back porch called for some beefed up columns to complement the large overhang. To accomplish…
…angle and then nailed. The finished built out columns really give the back porch a sturdy solid look.

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