Porches and Exterior Remodeling

Thank you for the time that you have taken to visit our Exteriors Showroom. We've provided a variety of Exterior Projects of varying price ranges and styles to give you a sampling of our craftsmanship and design acumen. Every project shown below is a NARI award winner; and we have many more to offer. Our objective is simple, meet our clients needs, stay within a agreed upon budget, and produce a finished product that matches seamlessly with the architecture of your home.

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At the onset of this project, we were told it could not exceed $4,000.00. The client had expectations that far exceeded their budget in terms of the scope of what could be constructed for their budget. Further, they had designed the project to the extent of what they thought it should look like. After a careful discussion of cost versus reality, and, what was in keeping with the original architectural character of the home, we agreed to our firm doing further research into the project design.

This was not a project of want, as much as it was for need. The wife was in the ninth month of her pregnancy with their fifth child and the home was already tight for their needs. In a few years they will have to move to larger living quarters. The client was preparing the property for its sale, and the street elevation had no curb appeal, (refer to existing conditions photos). They wanted to add architectural interest to the "face of the house" and improve the sale-ability without having to spend a lot of money.

The house was constructed in 1926. It was evident at the time reviewing the existing conditions, aspects of the original porch's construction still existed although they were significantly altered. This prompted a search of a Plat of Survey. To our surprise, a Plat of Survey with a photograph of the front elevation was discovered.

We reviewed the picture taken from the survey with our architect. This allowed us to develop a feeling of what the original porch would have looked like in 1926. From that, a second meeting was held with the client. At the meeting we discussed our findings and indicated that several design features from the original porch design would have to altered to comply with current codes, i.e.: the height of side railings and the addition of side railings to the steps. The client agreed to abandon their original designs in favor of the restoration alternative that we proposed.

We still had one obstacle to overcome, their budget. To incorporate the details and construction materials used on the original porch such as, 5/4 Douglas Fir decking and the details of the box column entablatures, they would still exceed their budget. Financially, they could not stretch any further. In the final negotiations, we agreed to allow the client to save money by doing some of the work.

We provided periodic supervision and direction to them while they put ~eat equity into the demo and disposal of the existing structure. In addition, we agreed that they would dig the footings, have them inspected, and to have our personnel present to mark the footing centers prior to pouring them. Surprisingly, this worked out better than we all had expected. We were able to proceed with the construction and stay within their budget by allowing them to perform some of the work themselves. Excluding the clients work on the demolition and several rain delays, the construction was completed within seven days.

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