possibly adding an enclosed front porch
Hi all,
We recently purchased a house, and on the list of immediate items is that it needs a new roof. The front of the house also faces a busy road, so we are considering adding an enclosed front porch to shelter the front door from opening up to the busy street and traffic noise. Also we want to hear less of the traffic noise in the front room of the house (We will likely do other soundproofing measures, like put in new double- or triple-glazed windows, use green fencing as a sound barrier, and perhaps add insulation, etc.).
Here is a photo of our house (this photo makes our house look so much more homely than it actually is! but oh well).
We don't have a lot of extra money for big renovations. Is it crazy, however, to think we could somewhat inexpensively extend our roofline as in this photo below to accommodate an enclosed front porch, while we are having the roof replaced?
Another thing on the list of things to do is to remove the paint and re-do the redwood siding (with paint or stain, we are not yet decided). Does it matter whether we replace the roof or re-do the siding first?
Also open to any and all design suggestions! In case it matters, our house in on a corner lot, with another street just out of view on the left side of the photo. Thanks!
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6 years agoOur house has a front porch similar to the one shown. When we bought it it had been screened. It was like another room but also I felt that she was "hiding" behind the screens -- you couldn't see the front door nor the beautiful porch. After 28 years, I finally got DH to take down the screens. I am so glad we did -- our house looks friendlier. We live on a busy street as well and I would NEVER go back to a screened in front porch.
The house with the screens
Without.
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Milly Rey
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PPF.