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Medium Sized and Expansive Veranda Ideas and Designs

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New Homes - Toscana Isles in Venice, Florida
New Homes - Toscana Isles in Venice, Florida
Venice Realty, Inc.Venice Realty, Inc.
Great for entertaining, new construction builder, D. R. Horton, has created this outdoor kitchen next to the beautiful pool.
Douglassville New Home
Douglassville New Home
LA Kehres BuildingLA Kehres Building
Craftsman Porch
Craftsman Porch
Home in Hampton Lake
Home in Hampton Lake
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Another view of this specious and elegant back porch -- not your Mama's porch anymore. Today's porches are really more living space; room to enjoy the great outdoors and extend the living space of your home. Great for entertainment and just relaxing. This porch is furnished with comfy chairs and a sofa, ceiling fan and and an outdoor kitchen. Love the green painted ceiling for a little pop of color and how the French Sliders open wide to invite guests in or out.
Laurel Point II
Laurel Point II
StoneMill Log & Timber HomesStoneMill Log & Timber Homes
A log home is not complete without a porch with a rocker & swing.
Custom Beach House Bonita Springs
Custom Beach House Bonita Springs
Calusa Construction, Inc.Calusa Construction, Inc.
Covered Lanai with Outdoor Kitchen, power screens and shutters, off the pool deck.
Island Dr
Island Dr
Absolute Hardwood Flooring IncAbsolute Hardwood Flooring Inc
Sargent Photography
Germantown Custom Home
Germantown Custom Home
David Clark Construction, LLCDavid Clark Construction, LLC
Troy Glasgow
Kenwood Park Remodel
Kenwood Park Remodel
TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+BuildersTreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders
Jenna Weiler & Brit Amundson
Lake House Minnesota
Lake House Minnesota
Gridley + Graves PhotographersGridley + Graves Photographers
Gridley + Graves Photographers BeDe Design
Hamptons Renovation
Hamptons Renovation
Petrie Interior DesignsPetrie Interior Designs
Renovated outdoor patio with new flooring, furnishings upholstery, pass through window, and skylight. Design by Petrie Point Interior Design. Lorin Klaris Photography
Sea Glass House
Sea Glass House
Amy Martin Landscape DesignAmy Martin Landscape Design
Location: Hingham, MA, USA This newly constructed home in Hingham, MA was designed to openly embrace the seashore landscape surrounding it. The front entrance has a relaxed elegance with a classic plant theme of boxwood, hydrangea and grasses. The back opens to beautiful views of the harbor, with a terraced patio running the length of the house. The infinity pool blends seamlessly with the water landscape and splashes over the wall into the weir below. Planting beds break up the expanse of paving and soften the outdoor living spaces. The sculpture, made by a personal friend of the family, creates a stunning focal point with the open sky and sea behind. One side of the property was densely planted with large Spruce, Juniper and Birch on top of a 7' berm to provide instant privacy. Hokonechloa grass weaves its way around Annabelle Hydrangeas and Flower Carpet Roses. The other side had an existing stone stairway which was enhanced with a grove of Birch, hydrangea and Hakone grass. The Limelight Tree Hydrangeas and Boxwood offer a fresh welcome, while the Miscanthus grasses add a casual touch. The Stone wall and patio create a resting spot between rounds of tennis. The granite steps in the lawn allow for a comfortable transition up a steeper slope.
Tuscan Trowel Resurfacing
Tuscan Trowel Resurfacing
CustomCrete, Inc.CustomCrete, Inc.
Tuscan Trowel Resurfacing
Porch and Deck Details
Porch and Deck Details
Atlanta Decking & Fence Co., Inc.Atlanta Decking & Fence Co., Inc.
© Jan Stittleburg for Atlanta Decking & Fence. JS PhotoFX.
Oak Grove
Oak Grove
Sogno Design GroupSogno Design Group
Photos by Langdon Clay
Screen porch. Blue mounds WI
Screen porch. Blue mounds WI
Quigley DecksQuigley Decks
Timothy Quigley screened porch and exterior porch built for private home using cable railing. Quigley Decks is a Madison, WI-based home improvement contractor specializing in building decks, pergolas, porches, patios and carpentry projects that make the outside of your home a more pleasing place to relax. We are pleased to service much of greater Wisconsin including Cottage Grove, De Forest, Fitchburg, Janesville, Lake Mills, Madison, Middleton, Monona, Mt. Horeb, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee, Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, the Dells area and more. We believe in solid workmanship and take great care in hand-selecting quality materials including Western Red Cedar, Ipe hardwoods and Trex, TimberTech and AZEK composites from select, southern Wisconsin vendors. Our goals are building quality and customer satisfaction. We ensure that no matter what the size of the job, it will be done right the first time and built to last.
Heron II Model in Helms Port
Heron II Model in Helms Port
Logan HomesLogan Homes
Unique Media and Design
container gardensLandscape, custom landscape, landscape design, custom landscape
container gardensLandscape, custom landscape, landscape design, custom landscape
City & Estate GardenerCity & Estate Gardener
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
European Stone ConceptsEuropean Stone Concepts
Photography by Laurey Glenn
Commack Exterior Trim
Commack Exterior Trim
Completely Custom ConstructionCompletely Custom Construction

Medium Sized and Expansive 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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