Small Victorian Veranda Ideas and Designs

Tessellated Verandah in a beautiful Victorian Terrace

Olde English Tiles™

Park Hill Classic Deck

Prolithic Designs

Front Porch Construction

Cedarstone Renovations Improvements Inc.

This 100+ year old house in East York needed a new face lift on the front porch. We rebuilt the whole porch to the front entrance, straightening everything back up. The stunning red really pops in the contrast with the black/deep blue.

Beautiful Porch

James C Schell LLC

The owners reasearched and selected a victorian color scheme that was true to the period and fit in well with the neighborhood. James C Schell

New porch for antique house

Sturgeon Construction & Restoration

This porch is for a house built in 1873. The posts, siding, and ceiling are all cedar. The door is solid mahogany while the flooring is Ipe. Finally, the porch skirting and post column were fabricated in Azek to assure they hold up the the harsh New England weather.

Humboldt Residence

Peter Quinn Architects LLC

Peter Quinn Architects Photograph by Matt Hayes

2021 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Exterior Under $50,000

National Association of the Remodeling Industry

Griffey Remodeling, Columbus, Ohio, 2021 Regional CotY Award Winner Residential Exterior Under $50,000

Granite Bay Farm House Remodel

Next Generation Capital

Gordon House

DC Construction Inc.

Breckenridge Victorian Home w Ralph Lauren Design

Design One Interiors

Kent House

Showhomes with Tracey McLeod

Caco Photography

Front Porch Construction

Cedarstone Renovations Improvements Inc.

Park Hill Classic Deck

Prolithic Designs

House Numbers in their New Homes

Nutmeg Designs

Installed on the porch column in Buffalo, NY. Nutmeg Designs makes colorful house numbers for colorful homes.

Solid mahogany door, porch renovation

Sturgeon Construction & Restoration

Victorian Porch

tink8331

Victorian PVC back porch. Constructed by Chris Walsdorf, CW Contractors of Farmington, CT. Balusters by Durabrac Architectural Components in Florida.

Even the new looks good

James C Schell LLC

Unable to restore the original railings on the front and side, these Intex railings and balusters were a terrific replacement and complemented the originally architecture beautifully. James C Schell

Summer Annuals

McAdam Landscaping

The best way to add scope and height to your home's entry. Containers are cost effective, can be changed out seasonally, and provide a large amount of impact. Containers alone can increase your curb appeal and home value.

Fitzroy North

Nook Residential

architect: nic owen architects builder: nook residential charred timber: eco timber Photography: scottrudduck.com

Light Carpentry, Newton Home Repair,

ProTEK Painters

The steps on this porch were in a bad state. In this photo, you can see the age of the wood just from the chipped paint in the background. As you can see from the tools on the porch, this picture was taken directly after the removal of the steps. Our carpenters will create the new steps. Then they will get a new coat of paint. Not only will the new steps be a lot safer for the inhabitants, but they will also add to the home’s curb appeal.

Small Victorian Veranda Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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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