Farmers Porch Design Drawing New Castle PA

I've been quite surprised at the number of folks finding my blog the last couple of weeks searching for information about building a farmers porch. Read this article and know more.

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East Coast Paving & SealCoating Inc.
724-654-8886
208 3Rd. Street
New Castle, PA
Independence2, LLC
985-215-1093
623 W. Liberty St.
Hubbard, OH
Graziani Construction Inc
(724) 656-9311
3075 Pulaski Rd
New Castle, PA
Fries Construction Management Inc
(610) 640-1880
1366 Argyle Rd
Berwyn, PA
Adams Bickel Associates
(610) 857-5390
108 Independence Way
Coatesville, PA
Rizzetto Construction Mgmnt
(610) 966-7614
5616 Buckeye Rd
MacUngie, PA
Creative Construction Management Llc
(215) 238-8901
101 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA
Foreman Program & Construction Managers
(724) 452-5440
525 W New Castle St
Zelienople, PA
Mosites Construction Company
(412) 923-2255
4839 Campbells Run Rd
Pittsburgh, PA
Dib and Sons General Construction Co
(215) 871-3044
5042 Gainor Rd
Philadelphia, PA

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I've been quite surprised at the number of folks finding my blog the last couple of weeks searching for information about building a farmers porch. So, in an effort to share some of the knowledge I have about these great porches I've attached some of the details from my own farmers porch.

As you can see in the detail my porch was built using pre-fabricated mono trusses and pre-cast concrete piers. Our farmers porch is quite large, 60 ft in one direction and another 20 feet in the other direction. Being that large it made sense to have the trusses made ahead of time. You could just as easily frame it with conventional rafters if you want.

The basic layout has my posts and piers at roughly 6'-6" apart. That number can vary depending on how big of a upper header beam you want to build. Each of the concrete piers are lined up underneath the porch posts. The deck is attached to the house with a ledger and the front of the deck is supported by the piers. The upper header beam runs the full length of the porch just above the posts. As you can see the trusses are then set on top of the beam and the house side is supported using hangers.

If anyone has more specific questions feel free to email me and I can help you out.

Books I Used For Reference
Building Porches and Decks (For Pros by Pros)
Porch & Sunroom Planner
Dream Porches and Sunrooms: Designing the Perfect Retreat

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East Coast Paving & SealCoating Inc.

724-654-8886
208 3Rd. Street
New Castle, PA

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