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PORCH sa DECK sa PATIO sa PORCH RAILING & STEPS sa SCREEN HOUSE & PORCH x STOOP xx DECK xx HOUSE xx PATIO Photo shows how enclosing a screen porch can add a year-round entertainment center. Decorating tips for turning your porch into an inviting oasis. Photos show thirteen backyard porch and deck projects that provide attractive outdoor living space. Four remodeling ideas that include the addition of decks and enclosed porches designed to tie house and grounds into one living area. Four pages of photos show porch coversions to family room, solar greenhouse, sitting room and master bedroom. Outdoor living. Special section shows a variety of ideas for improving your deck, porch, patio, playyard, etc. Includes items to both build and buy. Step-by-step guide to building decorative railings (for porches and outdoor stairways) and fences. Outdoor living. Three articles describe landscaping and decorating for creating attractive and restful outdoor living. (1). Outdoor rooms. (2) Garden retreats. (3) Porches. Planning a porch. How to plan one that's just right for your house. Basic techniques for building or repairing porches, decks, and verandas. Putting up a back stoop (small wooden porch or deck). Tips on decorative touches for a front porch. Construction of an L-shaped, vintage-style verandah (porch) featuring some "gingerbread" styling. Veranda basics. A step-by-step guide to building a front porch. A collection of crafts that are easy to make for a screened-in porch. Repairing rotted or deteriorated porch piers by placing existing pier on a concrete or asphalt pedestal. From porch to family room. Conversion of a 9x12-ft. screened-in porch into an enclosed family room. Features awning type windows for summer ventilation. Est. cost: $127. Photographs illustrate how to frame in and pour a new cement slab porch over an existing, but too small, stoop. How to make a simple set of porch steps with a handrail. How to build a ramada (an arbor or open porch) to keep the sun's glare off windows and to create a shady lounging area. How to replace a rotted porch post. Expand your home: Add a 3-season porch. There are six large skylights in the roof. The "window-walls" may be replaced with screen panels for summer use. The great American porch. Examples of Victorian porches and instructions for building a small side porch and a privacy screen. How to rehab an old porch. How to build a southern-style porch. Tip: Repair porch posts by installing a new wood covering around some or all of the post. Great-looking entries for small homes. (1) Landscaping, privacy fence, awning. (2) Add a front porch. (3) Build an entry foyer. Build this gazebo-like attached screened-in porch. A 12-ft. high cedar dome tops this 14x16-ft. cedar and treated-lumber porch. Tips on pouring 6" of concrete over an existing concrete porch. Front porches, seeking a lost tradition. A review of the history of American front porches, their evolution, decline and the renewed interest in front porches. Build a small classic front porch (6x10-ft.) which features a gabled roof and decorative railing. Replaces a concrete stoop or slab. Est. cost: $1,650. Tips on the need to insulate and vent the roof over an enclosed porch. Constructing a classic front porch which extends the full length of the house. A major construction project. Arched front porch to add all across the front of a porchless saltbox. Details construction of the roof extension, posts, and grade-level floor of pavers. Describes how to construct an arched lattice panel to fill one end. Converting decks and porches to a screened-in porch, a three-season porch, or a room addition. Basic instruction, common pitfalls, and expenses. Restoring a two-story porch uses timber shoring to allow for repair or complete replacement of supporting columns and decking. Pattern for a New Mexican privacy screen for a porch window. Classical style in a porch addition. Tips from a restoration expert on deck construction, column building and weatherproof design. A new facade. An arched porch roof is supported on one side only with a single post. Restoring a grand Victorian porch. Mahogany, redwood, and sand paint duplicate the look of weathered brownstone. Porch ornamentation. A sampling from the well-preserved 19th-century seaside resort town of Cape May, New Jersey. The American porch. A look at porches, and a glossary of types from past to present. Tips on controlling the shrinkage of exterior woodwork, such as porch newels. Two-story summer addition. A unique redwood porch and sun deck with sliding screen doors and decorative trellises. Some construction details furnished. Restoring the east portico of Montgomery Place (Barrytown, NY). Some ingenious devices and a year's-worth of painstaking work are viewed. Renovating old porches. How common problems can be solved with simple repairs. Deals with roof, floor, columns, railings, skirts, steps, etc. Porches that won't rot. Construction advice from a specialist in building and restoring Victorian front porches, with an emphasis on the need for adequate ventilation. Method for constructing a second-floor deck that also serves as a roof for a first-floor porch. Two lessons from a porch addition. (1) Foundation for an octagonal porch is located using plumb bobs after the porch deck framing is built. (2) Balustrade (porch railing) is given extra strength by using a stainless-steel cable hidden under the handrail. Tips on priming and painting (not staining) an outdoor porch built from treated lumber. Adding a covered entry. Designing and building a sympathetic portico for a 19th-century New England colonial. Building a circular porch. Constructing a curving plywood beam and laminated trim solve some of the problems associated with working in the round. How to repair porch railings. How to repair porch floors. Screen your porch or terrace. Instructions for constructing both fixed and removable screens. Guide to staining and painting porch and deck floors. What's involved in enclosing a porch or terrace that already has a roof and a floor. How to glass in your porch for extra living space. How to build a porch. Verandah verite. The truth about porches. Advice on restoring porches in the highly decorative style of the late 1800s. Patio or porch roof from fiberglass panels. Enclosing your porch. Major porch repairs. How to build a front stoop consisting of bluestone steps, brick sides and brick risers. Photos illustrate the construction of the footings, concrete-block foundation, laying the brick, and laying the stone. Accurate replica of the low wooden steps and stoop commonly found on 18th-century New England houses. Tip: Enclose and conceal underneath a porch with a simple wooden frame covered with polyethylene fencing material. All-American add-on. Additions to a circa-1885 farmhouse include a gazebo-style porch, a lattice privacy screen, and a veranda. Some construction details shown. Replacing wooden support posts for porches and decks. Reconstruction of an open porch. Advice on footings, piers, framework, and floor. Traditional-style porch additions for homes old and new. Concepts of good porch design and contruction are viewed. Season extender. Construction of a 12x18-ft. screened porch as shown on the PBS TV series "Hometime". How to convert a screened-in porch to a year-round use by replacing screens with glass doors and windows. How to design and construct an entry porch that is safe and convenient. A simple portico (small porch roof). Shows basic construction which can be modified to suit. Porch or patio deck built from 2x4 stock set on edge. Replace an open front stoop which opens directly into a living room with an enclosed entryway. Turn a porch or a breezeway into an enclosed room by adding wall paneling, floor tile, a freestanding fireplace, windows, and an auxiliary heater. How to enclose a porch for winter with plastic sheeting. How to add a screened porch to a house. Diagram shows footing, floor, roof and screen construction for this 12x16ft. addition. Framing and foundation diagrams for a 3-in-1 addition (porch, patio, deck). How to convert a summer porch to a year-round "garden" room. How to add a columned entryway (small, covered porch). The old-fashioned porch makes a comeback. How to design a porch for a house of any style. Why porches fail. Tips and construction drawings will help you build a new porch or restore an old one so that it will last. Restore porch spindles (balusters) by removing, repairing, and re-installing upside dowm. How to re-canvas a porch floor. How to restore porch latticework. Tip: Canvasing a porch roof that serves as the floor of a deck above. In praise of porches. Historical background on how porches came into prominence and the major role they played in American social history. Restoring crumbling porches on old houses. Tip: How to cover an upper wooden deck porch with canvas to make it waterproof. Building a new wood stoop is a lesson in principles of exterior wood construction. Lattice work. How to make and install painted wood lattice normally found under old porches. Rescuing a porch roof. How to rebuild a roof with exposed ornamental rafter ends and a soldered flat-seam, terne-metal covering. Documentation for creative restoration of old houses. Victorian porches. Tip: Install porch balusters using a dowel screw instead of toenailing. Canvassing a porch deck. Describes removing old canvas, laying new cotton canvas, and tips on selecting materials for the job. The story of porches, an American tradition. Includes related articles on restoring a period porch, reviving railings, and building porch piers with fiber tube forms. Hitting on porch decks. If you're planning on repairing or rebuilding a porch deck, here are some details to keep in mind for a quality job that will last. Advice on re-laying a second-story porch floor to make it watertight. Details that endure. Design and construction advice to avoid future problems with a wooden porch. Adding a screened porch to your house. Tips on converting a front sun porch to a family room for less than $900. How to install wrought iron railings. How a porch can be converted into a passive solar-heated living area. Includes suggestions on planing your conversion, insulating the foundation and installing insulated glass patio doors for walls. Double-deck porch adds two party rooms. The roof of this screened-in porch is an upper deck accessible from either the second floor or via an outdoor spiral staircase. Overall dimensions: 13x28-ft. How to repair a wooden porch. Deals with deck, railings, posts, etc. Build a traditional wooden back porch and roof featuring tapered and chamfered columns, rich molding details, and stately proportions. Double decker. A large bi-level porch serves both the ground-floor and second floor of a house. The design includes a full-length roof, square column supports and a decorative spindle railing. General constuction details are included. Seven ways to gain living space in your home. Includes enclosing a porch. Prebuilding window screen frames can simplify the conversion of an open back porch into a screened-in porch. How to build a stone stoop. How to enclose an existing porch to add living space. Breezeway walls and roof are covered with fiberglass reinforced plastic panels. Do-it-yourself add-on screen porch. Uses post-and-beam construction to eliminate screen frames and ceiling joists. Shelter a concrete patio slab with this easy-to-build screened porch. Built mostly of 2x4 and 2x6 pressure treated wood. Est. cost: $500 for a 10x14 foot enclosure. Porch for all seasons. A tile-floored solarium has hinged window panels that store overhead during the summer. All-seasons sun porch. In summer it's a screened porch and projecting eaves keep it dry. In winter plywood shutters replace the screens. The fiberglass roof provides diffused light all year long. Porch revival. How to add a porch to an existing house. Looks at basic construction, design considerations, and prefabricated parts. The glass menage. Tips on turning your screened porch into a year-round room Aluminum railings dress up a porch. Photos showing a back porch which was converted to a family room. No specific instructions given. Facelifts for the old homefront. Decorative fences, gates and porch railings. Porches for all seasons. Two very different approaches to enclosing a porch, turning it into a year-round room. Several porches and decks to construct. Add-on sun porch features four large windows (sliding storm doors), fiberglass roof, and no insulation. Est. cost: $2,000. Photos and diagrams illustrate the construction of a 14x16-ft. screened-in porch addition to a house. The porch rests on railroad tie pilings instead of a conventional footing and foundation. Photos illustrate the remodeling of a porch into a family room. Step-by-step conversion of a porch into a family room. Covered porch is converted to a solar room addition using Filon panels. Replacing a rotted porch with a new wooden porch. This tall front porch also includes a storage room beneath the deck. Typical framing and construction details illustrated. | |||||||||
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