Comments on: Farmers Porch Design Drawing http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farmers-porch-schematic Expert Home Improvement Advice Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toddhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#comment-47695 Todd Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:24:34 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/07/farmers-porch-design-drawing/#comment-47695 Jim - Without doing calculations I can't say for sure and I would recommend speaking with a local engineer to confirm. I wouldn't go that small on my house, I would probably use at least an 8" deep beam, again that depends on all the details. Jim – Without doing calculations I can’t say for sure and I would recommend speaking with a local engineer to confirm. I wouldn’t go that small on my house, I would probably use at least an 8″ deep beam, again that depends on all the details.

]]> By: Jim Lattinhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#comment-47692 Jim Lattin Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:23:28 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/07/farmers-porch-design-drawing/#comment-47692 Todd -I'm planning to build a 8'x 21' farmer's porch on my 1850's Maine farmhouse. From the inside corner, I was going to use three posts spaced approx. 7' apart - is a 4x6 header adequate using 4x4 posts? Given the roof pitch of 4/12 approx. 8' rafters?Thank you very much! Todd –

I’m planning to build a 8′x 21′ farmer’s porch on my 1850′s Maine farmhouse. From the inside corner, I was going to use three posts spaced approx. 7′ apart – is a 4×6 header adequate using 4×4 posts?
Given the roof pitch of 4/12 approx. 8′ rafters?

Thank you very much!

]]> By: Toddhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#comment-46023 Todd Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:28:16 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/07/farmers-porch-design-drawing/#comment-46023 Jay - I think it would still look fine. The key is getting all the details right so the columns and railings can be properly secured. Jay – I think it would still look fine. The key is getting all the details right so the columns and railings can be properly secured.

]]> By: Jayhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#comment-46006 Jay Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:04:54 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/07/farmers-porch-design-drawing/#comment-46006 Any ideas how this would look/work/cost in a situation where the house is on a slab? In other words, I would need to add the roof and columns and rails on a concrete floor. Here's a picture of the house. Bad idea? http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa256/fe2o3/colonialonaslab.jpg Any ideas how this would look/work/cost in a situation where the house is on a slab? In other words, I would need to add the roof and columns and rails on a concrete floor.
Here’s a picture of the house. Bad idea?
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa256/fe2o3/colonialonaslab.jpg

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]]> By: Toddhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/farmers-porch-schematic/#comment-83 Todd Wed, 28 May 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/07/farmers-porch-design-drawing/#comment-83 The only sure fire way to know which would look better is to draw the elevation. My farmers porch wraps around the side of the house so I have two stairs and the side one looks very natural. The center stair may work well so long as you don't have much elevation difference requiring too many treads. The only sure fire way to know which would look better is to draw the elevation. My farmers porch wraps around the side of the house so I have two stairs and the side one looks very natural. The center stair may work well so long as you don’t have much elevation difference requiring too many treads.

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