House porch
What kind of porch for your house?
Installing a porch for your house allows you to enjoy a protected outdoor space in any season. This space, which remains open, allows passage and offers shelter outside the house. You can use it to protect all your outdoor utensils, your car or even your swimming pool. Discover the uses and advantages of the porch.
What does a home porch look like?
The porch is a solid structure, characterised by a wooden or aluminium alloy frame. Open on the sides, the porch nevertheless has a roof, opaque or translucent, which protects the ground from the rain.
The porch of a house, similar to a pergola leaning against it, will often have the same roof characteristics as the house. You will be able to admire porches with slate or tile roofs, depending on the region. However, it is possible to have various roof openings, and even windows and light fixtures, according to your tastes, needs and desires.
Whether or not it is backed by a front wall, the porch can be open on all other sides. It is also possible for one or more sides to be closed. Depending on the desired characteristics, it can be a bioclimatic pergola, or not, and can even extend towards the conservatory.
How do I use a porch on a terrace?
Installing a porch helps to delimit a terrace. It allows you to stay outside without fear of rain or excessive heat. Its roof provides ideal protection against both water droplets and the sun's rays. You will tan more slowly under a porch, but you won't have to worry about sunburn.
The porch can also be used to shelter the elements of an outdoor kitchen, just like garden furniture. Thanks to it, it is no longer necessary to bring in the furniture placed outside. It will therefore be an ideal solution to protect the barbecue area! This will allow you to use it much more often, even when the weather is less clement than expected.
One of the advantages of the porch is that it can be placed in the garden, at a distance from the house, to create a separate terrace area, like a gazebo, for example. It can then be used to shelter you during a passing shower and allow you to continue reading or eating in spite of everything.
Where should the porch be placed in the garden?
As you have seen, the porch is not always attached to the main house. Its pillars allow it to be installed in any flat area of the garden. For example, there are porches that act as a carport and protect cars or two-wheeled vehicles.
It can also be positioned near the swimming pool to protect the water features or to install an outdoor shower.
Finally, placed in a strategic location, it can be used as an open garden shed for all the equipment needed to maintain outdoor spaces, such as bicycles or children's toys. You will then have the choice of roof shape: flat, single-pitched or gable, according to your preferences.
The porch is attractive both for its versatility and its adaptability. Totally independent from the house, or attached to it, open on all sides or only on some of them, with a roof that lets light in or not... It is the outdoor shelter that meets all needs. So many reasons to think about its quality: by opting for solid profiles, such as aluminium, you can enjoy it for many years to come.
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