Help with front porch on standard full cape!
I have a standard 1.5 story full cape - 36'x24' (36' not including mudroom or converted garage to the right) with 2 doghouse dormers and 2 BRs/1 BA upstairs. We are looking to add a front porch with a shed roof, but only from the bay window to the left side of the picture. The house faces east and gets very little direct sunlight, so we do not want to cover the bay window with a porch roof. The room to the left of the front door is the master BR and we are not too concerned about the amount of light in there. The porch would extend 10' from the house, which is about where the edge of the pathway is.
I'm struggling envisioning the roof of the porch. My husband wants a standing seam metal shed roof, which is fine, but where does it attach to the house? Just above the door or just below the dormers? And how would it look with the rest of the house and the bay window side being left as is? Are there other things we should do to make it look better?
We have no sketches at the moment but my father-in-law will be drawing up some ideas for us. He tends to be fairly cut and dry, which is fine, but I am curious to see what other minds might come up with! *Also, there is the potential down the line for a 10' addition off the side of the house... Probably a single story addition with a similar gable roof as the rest of the house.
Comments (12)
PRODebbi Washburn
13 days agoI would have to assume that it will attach higher up on the roof line to get the proper heights needed. Something like this :
Melissa Jo thanked Debbi Washburn
lisaam
13 days agolast modified: 13 days ago
Here the started the porch addition halfwau up the roof to create a smooth transition. Ignore the T part that extends the house forward and the newly angled front door. dont know if this will fit in under your dormer.Melissa Jo thanked lisaamRelated Discussions
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decoenthusiaste
13 days agoI thought this concept was pretty cool.
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13 days agoBeverly (not sure how to reply directly, sorry about that!), our back yard doesn't need anything. We are looking to do a porch because we want a porch, lol. We have a very walkable neighborhood and love seeing people/dogs/kids going by. And the back gets really hot and sunny. As for dark, the master BR has a room darkening shade that is almost always down, but we have two more windows in that room that face south so I'm not worried about the room being dark.
Thanks for all the pics - that's what I've been seeing while searching, but husband thinks the porch can join just above the door. I'm just not finding any pics of that, though.
As an aside since I included a pic of the back of the house, anyone want to chime in on how we'd square off that back corner of the house with the existing small shed dormer? We're thinking of a ground floor addition but I would love more space upstairs to expand the bathroom (in the dormer) and the bedroom, too. No clue what to do with the roof lines. Thank you!
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
13 days agoIf the porch framing starts above the door the ceiling will be quite low and the pitch of the roof will have to be flat. That could be an issue with rain and snow.
merlej36
13 days ago- PRO
BeverlyFLADeziner
13 days agoYour front door is only 7 ft. high.
If you frame the porch immediately above it and then expect to pitch it down with a standing seam roof no one will be able to stand under the roof. If you're set on the metal roof then you have to start the roof under the dormers.
If you're willing to accept a flat roof you might be able to start the porch above the door, but I cannot promise you will meet the code for the porch.
Emily
12 days ago- PRO
Debbi Washburn
11 days ago
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