Boost your curb appeal!
Business up front, party is in the back!
Keep it simple and clean on the front porch and the party is reserved for the back patio cover. The front porch is all about curb appeal and presenting an attractive compliment to the Neiborhood and your yard.
No pools, trampolines or gazebos in the front yard. Keep the front clean and free of clutter but something that say Welcome in a big way!
Maybe a roof extension out over the porch that protect anyone come to your front door. Maybe a enlarge porch surface so you can put a couple of nice chairs on and do a little bit of front porch setting but no smoker, cooker or outdoor kitchens on the front porch.
Don't forget about lots of plants and the landscaping which can put the wow factor back into any homes curb appeal.
Covered Patio - Front Porch Cover -
Cover patio is always in the front entry or by a door of the house. A Patio cover is always in the back of the house. Cover patios are always to make a grand statement of how the house is to look. Want to boost your curd appeal? Hot new trend at the industry shows this year.
Spruce up and update your home.
What is a Porte-cochere/
Porte-cochere
An entrance or gateway to a building a type of overhead canopy cover. A covered entrance long enough for vehicles to pass though. Commercially use typically is high enough for a bus to park under to discharge or take on passengers. Residential it is a drive under carport structure.
Wood framing - Hundreds of various different build options.
Time to do some front porch setting!
This is a closed cable roof add-on tied into the existing house frame with LDL beams boxed frame and trim out open frame porch. Birdboxes was closed and cedar wood trim and poles were used. Shingled roof was added on top. Homeowners made it their own by adding the light conches and metal sign.
What is a Portico
Portico
Put simply a portico is a covered entryway structure that most people call a porch cover. Big, small or somewhere in-between it has to be inviting!
No crowding allowed on the front porch!
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When you're ready
When you're ready to build just let us know so we can get together and talk about your structures and what your different options might be when building your new structure. Like any other type of construction, it does a face to face in person meeting at the build site so we can get on the same page moving forward before we are able to begin a bid proposal process. We have to know all of the details so we can have a meeting of the minds. If your project requires more professional services such as other trade professionals, engineering, design and drawing, there are always additional fees for other professional services.
Carports of Oklahoma
405-832-0444