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Large Side Veranda Ideas and Designs

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Multi-Cultural Mountain Home, Full Home Design
Multi-Cultural Mountain Home, Full Home Design
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This lake house porch uses a palette of neutrals, blues and greens to incorporate the client’s favorite color: turquoise. A bead board ceiling, woven wood blinds, wicker ceiling fan and outdoor grass rug set the stage for Indonesian rain drum tables and a vintage turquoise planter.
Muttama Road, Artarmon
Muttama Road, Artarmon
Cordony GroupCordony Group
Expressing the timeless original charm of circa 1900s, its generous central living with stained-glass timber windows is a stunning feature. Generous size bedrooms with front porch access, soaring ceilings, gracious arched hallway and deep skirting. Vast rear enclosed area offers a superb forum for entertaining. Cosy sunroom/5th bedroom enjoys a light-filled dual aspect. Wraparound sandstone porch, level and leafy backyard.
Gracious Lake Retreat - 2nd Floor Deck
Gracious Lake Retreat - 2nd Floor Deck
eric gedney | ARCHITECTeric gedney | ARCHITECT
The second level deck was originally much smaller but with the addition of an overhang and an extension of the deck, the clients find more time to spend outside enjoying it.
Family Coastal Cottage Renovation
Family Coastal Cottage Renovation
Oceanside Builders, LLC.Oceanside Builders, LLC.
This family can enjoy their water views from both the screened in porch and outside deck, enclosed with stainless steel railings.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Lakeside Custom HomesLakeside Custom Homes
Screened in porch on a modern farmhouse featuring a lake view.
2018 Home A Rama People Choice
2018 Home A Rama People Choice
Kent Shaffer Builders, Inc.Kent Shaffer Builders, Inc.
The Home Aesthetic
Transitional Home Addition Urbana
Transitional Home Addition Urbana
Darcy Bean Custom Construction Inc.Darcy Bean Custom Construction Inc.
French doors open to cedar bead board ceilings that line a enclosed screened porch area. All natural materials, colors and textures are used to infuse nature and indoor living into one. Buras Photography
Farmhouse Addition & Remodel
Farmhouse Addition & Remodel
Housewright Construction Inc.Housewright Construction Inc.
Carolyn Bates Photography, Redmond Interior Design, Haynes & Garthwaite Architects, Shepard Butler Landscape Architecture
Glen Lake
Glen Lake
Shoreline Architecture & DesignShoreline Architecture & Design
Braemont
Braemont
C.E.I.C.E.I.
Garage turned Pool House
Garage turned Pool House
Crane Builders LLCCrane Builders LLC
Austin Square Screened Porch and Master Bath
Austin Square Screened Porch and Master Bath
Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.
Photography: Jason Stemple
Linn Ranch
Linn Ranch
Big-D SignatureBig-D Signature
Photo Credit: JLF Architecture
Mountain Rustic Arts & Craft Outdoor Kitchen & Dining
Mountain Rustic Arts & Craft Outdoor Kitchen & Dining
BlueStone Construction, LLCBlueStone Construction, LLC
With an expansive phantom screened porch we were able to deliver every majestic view to our clients with the comfort of a fireplace and ceiling fans to control temperature.
Glen Lake
Glen Lake
Shoreline Architecture & DesignShoreline Architecture & Design
Grill Area
Grill Area
Forte Building Group, LLCForte Building Group, LLC
Watermark at Bearspaw | Farmhouse - All Seasons Room
Watermark at Bearspaw | Farmhouse - All Seasons Room
Andison Residential DesignAndison Residential Design
All Seasons Room with Exterior Fireplace Modern Farmhouse - Custom Home Calgary, Alberta
Covered Porch
Covered Porch
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Master Suite and Screen Porch Addition
Master Suite and Screen Porch Addition
Scenic Interiors, LLCScenic Interiors, LLC
A growing family needed extra space in their 1930 Bungalow. We designed an addition sensitive to the neighborhood and complimentary to the original design that includes a generously sized one car garage, a 350 square foot screen porch and a master suite with walk-in closet and bathroom. The original upstairs bathroom was remodeled simultaneously, creating two new bathrooms. The master bathroom has a curbless shower and glass tile walls that give a contemporary vibe. The screen porch has a fir beadboard ceiling and the floor is random width white oak planks milled from a 120 year-old tree harvested from the building site to make room for the addition. photo by Skot Weidemann
Villa nell'asolano
Villa nell'asolano
Matteo CremaMatteo Crema
Matteo Crema

Large Side Veranda Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland verandas, pergolas, porches and porticos are still handy little halfway houses between your driveway and your front door or your garden and your back door. Verandas are structures that cover an area next to your house, usually over a patio or decked area at the back as part of your garden, and they offer a sheltered outdoor space that you can enjoy all year round. Pergolas are usually separate from your house but offer basic cover for outdoor dining or simply relaxing. Porches can either give you shelter from the rain (perhaps as you find your keys at the front door) in the form of a basic, open porch canopy structure, or be built out into a small room or vestibule where you can remove and store coats, shoes and umbrellas. Porticos fall into the former category of porch design but are much grander than regular porches, usually with colonnades at either side of the door supporting the porch roof and giving a regal touch to the exterior of your home. If you think your home could benefit from a sheltered outdoor structure, either for dining outside or just taking your coat and boots off as you enter your house, take a look at the porch, portico and veranda ideas, designs and photos from homeowners and designers to take inspiration.

How do I choose a veranda design?

Glass verandas are one of the most common veranda designs because they let in light, offer slight shade and still protect from the elements, while wooden verandas are also popular due to their traditional-looking style. If your garden and house exterior are styled classically then a wooden veranda or pergola may be the way to go and you may want to consider tiling the roof of the veranda with the same type of tiles you have on your main roof, so everything ties in neatly. Wrought iron and glass verandas can also look classic in their style, appearing almost Victorian, and if you have dark framed windows or other ironwork in your garden or home, this style of veranda could work nicely. Metal and glass verandas would better suit contemporary tastes, and if you don't want the normal pitched roof style, look at flat roofs and verandas and pergolas in unique shapes and designs. You can choose to have either a supported veranda with posts, similar to a pergola structure, or a cantilever veranda that protrudes from a wall of your house without support via posts to the ground. Obviously if you want more space under your veranda then a cantilever veranda is the way to go, but the look of cantilevers is not always to everyone's taste. Otherwise you may only need posts at each end that won't have to be large and in the way if you need the room.

How do I choose a new porch?

Think about what you want from your porch – if, for example, your front door opens straight into your living room, you may want the added privacy of an enclosed porch rather than a portico-style covering. Appearance is, of course, all-important; the front of your house, after all, creates the first impression of your home. uPVC porches are great for insulation, but they may not look as good aesthetically. It’s important that your porch design fits in with that of your house, so keep brickwork and materials similar or complementary. Front doors provide a wonderful opportunity for dressing your house – embrace colour and gloss, and add attractive embellishments with door knockers, letter boxes and wall lights. But don’t just take our word for it; take a look around for inspiration. Once you’ve decided which type and material of porch or portico would suit your house – whether it’s a brick, glass or an oak porch, you can now focus on the design and have a look at some great porch ideas from other Houzz users. Find images of traditional wooden porches that give a warmly welcome, large glass porch extensions that dramatically change home exteriors, and pictures of stone front porches and porticos.

Will I need planning permission for my veranda, pergola, porch or portico?

Usually verandas will need planning permission as they are not classed as permitted development under Class A, but there are exceptions, so check with your local planning authority first. Provided that your porch or portico follows the stipulated guidelines, it will be exempt from planning permission and building regulation approvals. Ensure that the external floor area of the porch is within three square metres and that its height does not exceed three metres. Finally, the furthest edge of the porch should not go beyond two metres of any boundary of the house and the road. If the porch or portico you want is bigger than these dimensions, make your life easier by employing a builder or porch specialist who will handle the planning and building regulations for you. Pergolas, as garden structure, also do not need planning permission as long as they adhere to standard regulations, but again, check online or with a professional before building one.
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