Has anyone added a overhang to their front door recently? pics included
meganNbobby
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Has anyone added a overhang to their front door recently? pics included
If so, how much around dit it cost?
me and husband loves this look and we are getting a new roof put on when we move into the house and we were thinking about getting his done at the time.
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We too are going to do that when we put a new roof on....
nov2004bride
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I didn't but it looks so nice with one:)
meganNbobby
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anyone?
MrsERod
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I really love this look alot...I think they call it a Portico...?? I told my honey, that when we buy our house, if it doesn't have one, I will want to add it on.
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i plan on doing that as well when i reside the house its so nice
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what about adding a porch? i think it would add great curb appeal.
eta: hope you don't mind that i posted a pic of your house. got it from a previous thread of yours. just thought that it would be easier to make suggestions if people had a visual.
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For the house above..I saw a few houses in the levittown area on the way to tri county with a front porch that had an over hang on it too and it looks really pretty.
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I put a portico on my house and it cost about $7,500. We used Trex for the decking and beadboard on the ceiling and front. I don't have a pic handy or I'd post it. I love it!
A friend of mine who's a contractor owed me money for a real long time, so he did it for me to erase his debt. If he did it for a customer, he said he would have charged them more like $10,000. I had 2 other estimates in the $10K neighborhood.
meganNbobby
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wow
10K just for that!! holy crap!!!
we were gonna get the proch thing but we plan on adding a double dormer in a few years? would that affect the dormer or vice versa
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I dunno cost but, in my opinion a porch would look great on the house posted above. We are buying a ranch and that is the first thing we would like to do (add a porch). It totally changes the look of the house.
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Posted by meganNbobby
wow
10K just for that!! holy crap!!!
we were gonna get the proch thing but we plan on adding a double dormer in a few years? would that affect the dormer or vice versa
If you have other long-term plans, I'd make sure you bring them to the attention of whoever is going to do the portico (if you go with it). You can certainly have both a dormer and portico, and they would look great - just make sure you plan accordingly.
Also, if you wanted to do a porch, it would look great too - just be careful of what all the work does to your taxes. When I go to sell my house, I know I'll need a CO for my portico, which will increase my property taxes for the next person, because the portico changed the roofline. I figure that's the next owner's problem. But if you are doing a dormer, you'll probably need permits - in which case the town will see that you've added a portico/porch - and it could affect your taxes sooner rather than later.
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my parents neighbor just added a really beautiful on, and they have a cape like yours! They added the overhang and a nice little porch! It looks great!
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Posted by meganNbobby
wow
10K just for that!! holy crap!!!
we were gonna get the proch thing but we plan on adding a double dormer in a few years? would that affect the dormer or vice versa
You are getting a new roof now, but planning on adding a double dormer in a few years? You will have to get a new roof then too. I think the portico looks great and have been thinking of doing one on our house, but had no idea it cost that much.
I think we will wait and see. We are thinking of expanding the kitchen out about 8 feet and then putting a porch on the other side. Right now we have a rear dormer and are thinking of adding a front dormer as well.
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we just got the portico we got estimates of just 3k for just the portico including from alure. We also got siding and added a patio door to a new porch....... i think it has mad such a difference to my house. If in 5 years we decided to stay we too we do a dormer and expand towards the front. But we think the portico is soooo worth it.
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here's some pics we got the patio put in in the late fall so there's no grass or landscaping.... that's the project for the fall
