Porches – What Are Your Options?

There are so many options and choices to be made when it comes to designing your dream house plan. We’ve talked about the many garage choices and we’ve helped you determine how many bedrooms you need. But today, we’re talking about porches and the many options that come with these lovely additions to any home.

When you explore our website, you’ll find 5 different options for porches:

• Front
• Rear
• Screened
• Stacked
• Wrap Around

Front—A well-designed front porch can enhance your home’s curb appeal. Not only does it add style to your home, but it also gives you an outdoor area to relax in a rocking chair, enjoy a glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, or feature unique home decor that welcomes visitors.

Rear—With less visibility, a rear porch can be used in any way you desire. This flexible option allows a back porch to link to your kitchen, keeping room, or even a living room, creating an indoor-outdoor living space. A rear porch tends to be larger than a front porch and allows you to relax outdoors, enjoy nature, and keep an eye on children and pets playing in the backyard. A rear porch is truly an outdoor extension of the home.

 
Screened-In-These unique porches are essentially rear porches that are encased with screens, creating a more weather-friendly area that eliminates most bugs from invading you. A screened-in porch gives you the ability to enjoy the outdoors while fully indoors. These areas can be enjoyed for at least 3 seasons, depending on what part of the country you live in. Add a fireplace, and you can enjoy a screened-in porch year-round!
 

 
Stacked- This option makes quite a statement by providing two porches -one for the 1st floor and one for the 2nd. These two porches can be in the front of a home or in the back, giving you even more options with this choice. If located in the front of the home, the stacked porch option creates amazing curb appeal with its dynamic presence and in the back, you can enjoy the expansive yard to its fullest, getting amazing views from the top porch.  
 

Wrap around- The option that everyone desires! Perfect for a country location, a wrap-around porch extends your living area and creates a covered porch that can be accessed and enjoyed outside the home. Sometimes, these porches wrap around the entire home, and other times, they wrap around one or two corners, but either way, these porches offer more space than the other options. With a wrap-around porch, you can thoroughly enjoy your yard. Grab a rocking chair, a small table, or even a chaise lounge, and enjoy!

As you search for your future home, explore all your porch options and see which one speaks to you and fits your family’s needs. Are you building on a large lot? Perhaps a wrap-around porch or an expansive back porch would be best. Is your lot more narrow, thus requiring you to build up instead of out? Look into the stacked porch option to give you the views and outdoor space you desire.

The possibilities are endless especially with Ameirca’s Best House Plans, if you find a house plan that doesn’t have a porch that fits your needs; take note that every house plan in our collection can be modified through our Modification Services. Find more information about how the customization process works, HERE.

Explore our website to find the perfect house plan for you, and message our team with any questions.