To me an awning is a shade cover for a door or window made out of a light weight material.
Roof porch name.
While it is not within the scope of this guide to provide detailed instruction in the actual construction of a porch we feel it is important to have at least a basic knowledge of the structural aspects as they greatly effect the overall success of any porch.
Screened porch we much prefer this term.
I have called them porch roofs myself.
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The porch roof gains a lot of popularity because of its flexibility.
This is a porch that doesn t have any sort of side walls or enclosures.
There are a lot of names for them.
The detached porch below has a metal hip roof.
Front porch just like porch only on the front of your house.
Back porch just like porch only on the rear of your house.
Typically more dressy than a back porch.
Another word for porch.
This is a porch see above with screened walls.
The fancy names refer to specific type of roofs or porches.
It s simply an elevated structure with a roof overhead.
A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above.
Let s sort through it all.
Thus it is broader than the porch and let the water flow smoothly from the roof.
Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house.
But you can add a porch roof.
On this home the roof pitch is the same as that of the gables on the dormers.
It is composed of wide triangle shaped roof.
Porch railings balusters porch columns trims porch steps and porch lights.
As the name clearly suggests this type of porch is directly attached to the front door and marks the main entrance of a house.
Typically covering the front door.
While the home s primary roof is a more steeply pitched hip roof the porch roof does not need to be the same pitch.
This type of porch provides a close connection to the outdoors.
Proper porch design is not possible without an understanding of the structural components.
You don t have to know the specifics of porch construction unless you are either building a porch or hiring a contractor to do it.
By matching the pitch of the gables we were still consistent with the roof.
A front entry porch.