You can add this screened-in porch to almost any house, but the attachment details may vary from what we show here. On most two-story houses, you won’t have to worry about tying into the roof, but you ...

Richmond homeowners asking for a variance that would allow them to build a front porch that would result in a front setback of 10 feet rather than the usually required 25 feet did not get an answer ...

Directions for How to Build a Cabin: 1. Designate a level 12×20-foot building site and position a cinder block at the four corners for this DIY cabin. Place two additional blocks an equal distance ...

I’ve got water leaking and infiltrating the underside of my front porch. My house is about 10 years old. The porch has a roof over it with a decent overhang, but the floor system is regular wood ...

Arguing that building more front porches would bring the community together, proponents received the support of Town Meeting Thursday night to loosen the zoning bylaws covering open-air porches. Many ...