Resources - Old House Porches

Resources

Articles

Foam rot repair – This Is Carpentry
Renovating Old Porches – Fine Homebuilding
Solving Porch Problems – This is Carpentry
Making gooseneck rails – This is Carpentry

Fixing The Porch – Old House Journal
The Stylistic Evolution of the American Front Porch – XRoads Virginia
Preserving Historic Wood Porches – National Park Service Preservation brief
Re-creating an Italianate Porch (165 S. Gifford) – Old House Journal
Porch Paint Complaint – Old House Journal

By Dan Miller

Porch Guidelines

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Porch Stair Treads

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Victorian Screen Door Pattern & Plan Book

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Creating a Round Box Beam the Old Fashioned Way | Dan Miller

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Video

Resurrection of a porch at 612 Spring in Elgin

The saga of 259 Villa

Before and after restoration of homes in the Elgin Historic District

PDFs

24″ Rail Allowance – Marc Mylott 2/25/2015

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Attaching Rail Posts | Practical Engineering – Robert Randall

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Deck Design | Scott Grove

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Building A Curved Portico | Mike Sloggatt

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Porches That Won’t Rot | Kevin M. Mahoney

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Controlling Moisture in Deck Lumber | Bob Falk, Kent McDonald, Jerry Winandy

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Fixing Column Problems from the Ground UP | George Yonnone & Gordon Bock

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Choosing Materials for Exterior Decks | Scott Gibson

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Fascia on a Curved Porch | Fine Homebuilding

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Restoring Wood with Epoxy | Fine Homebuilding – Tom O’Brien

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Beating Wood Rod | Journal of Light Construction – Tom O’Brien

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Building a Round Porch | Journal of Light Construction – Tim Meehan

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Building a Circular Porch | Fine Homebuilding – Len Schmidt

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Octagonal Porch Posts | Fine Homebuilding – Rob Turnquist

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Exterior Trim Details That Last | Fine Homebuildng – John Michael Davis

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Railing Against the Elements | Fine Homebuilding – Scott McBride

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Restoring a Porch Without House Jacks | Fine Homebuilding – Roy F. Cole Jr.

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