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Build Strong and Stylish Porches

Professional Deck Builder

May/June 2009
by Bobby Parks
Designing the structure to complement a home’s architecture leads to add-on sales that will push up profits.

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Build Strong and Stylish Porches Designing the structure to complement a home's architecture leads to add-on sales that will push up profits. by Bobby Parks Unlike decks, porches provide shelter from rain and relief from sun. Screened, they keep out insects. The roof that makes it all possible raises the level of difficulty of the build, whether you're talking about engineering footings to handle extra loads, trimming out the walls and ceiling, or framing and shingling the roof itself. Even so, most of the skills required to build a porch you already use when you build a deck. The covered

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