A porch can give the exterior of your home a great look whilst blending in seamlessly with its original build.
It will also instantly offer you more space and storage - saving you having shoes, wellies, and coats piled everywhere.
We offer a free consultation, design and planning service to take care of every detail.
For most houses that don't have a porch, homeowners or guests enter through the front door and step straight into the living room or hallway.
By having a porch there's a more defined separation between rooms and the outside, which is especially useful if the weather is poor or you prefer guests to remove their footwear.
John Buchan— We had six glazed units replaced in their frames in our lounge. The whole process
Whether you're building 100 new homes, a porch or an extension which requires matching to an existing roof, Perran Trusses are able design and manufacture the many types of roof trusses to meet your specific requirements.
You can read our installation guide here.
Roof trusses, or trussed rafters as they are sometimes referred to, are used in the majority of new housing in the UK and Ireland and are increasingly being used in commercial and industrial settings.
So why are trusses so popular?
Firstly, a trussed roof is a fully engineered structure delivering a practical and versatile roofing solution.
Timber-Tek can provide you with the right wooden conservatory for your needs - from a luxurious bespoke wood conservatory for those all year round dinner parties under the stars, to a simple wooden porches you can kick your boots off in!
Produced in economical soft wood or durable hardwood and finished sprayed in one of thousands of colours.
Single glazed for that traditional looking porch or double glazed for the latest in energy efficient design.
In addition, to complement the perfect garden, we can also produce bespoke victorian greenhouses to any design.
A canopy or porch can provide protection and shelter from the weather as well as create a decorative feature that draws the eye to the main entrance of the house.
Whether you would like the porch inside the main front wall or protruding from your home - we can meet your needs and more!
There are a number of styles to choose from including an enclosed stone or brick porch to open frame that might be part glazed.
As with any structure, a foundation is essential.
Without one, a porch would be structurally unstable and not last long.
To ensure your new structure remains a solid and integral extension of your home, we'll send a surveyor to your home to conduct tests.
They will determine what soil you have and the required depth of your foundations.
This will depend on the size of your structure.
In most cases, your local authority will view it as a permissible development.
Your building should not exceed three metres squared and must sit two metres from your property's boundary and any public highway.
If you're ready to start designing your dream porch then look no further!
Our experts are on hand to help you decide the design and layout of your porch, simply contact us or visit one of our showrooms for more information.
No matter how small your porch is going to be, we will always need to add foundations.
Without them, your porch will be structurally unsound and won't last very long.
We want your porch to feel like a solid part of your home that will be sturdy for years to come, which is why we insist on foundations.
Adding a porch can completely transform the look of your home.
A porch offers a secure, welcoming entrance, a storage space for boots and brollies or somewhere to display plants.
Draught-free and energy- efficient, a porch is a cost-effective way to add value to your home.
We can work with with you to create exactly the right porch to suit your needs.
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