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How do you feel about them, and why don’t we see more of them on new homes? If you were building a new house, what you do to make the perfect front porch? A: I had a very similar experience.

The wood used to build your home and front porch deck has been hybridized so it grows fast. As such, it has a much higher concentration of the lighter-colored spring wood in the annual growth bands.

It's easy to assume a porch won't need building regulations approval, but our building expert explains why taking the risk ...

If you’re buying a home, consider looking for one that already has an outdoor oasis. If you’re upgrading your own house, use these ideas to turn your front porch into more than just an ...

Covered front porches ... from protecting your home from water intrusion, a covered porch also creates an outdoor room if built with sufficient dimensions. I recommend building a space that ...

The best way to build ... to offer front porches as part of the outdoor living space movement. In 2014, 96,000 new single-family homes sold in the United States had a front porch, an increase ...

The view from Daughter No. 3’s front porch is one straight out of a magazine – verdant pastures dotted with tan Belgian draft horses and black-and-white Holsteins; a pond; and a curvy ...