This house has 4 8×8 18′ columns rotted at the bottom.
Porch is 21′ wide 7′ deep. Any and all ideas how to dress these up appriciated.
This house has 4 8×8 18′ columns rotted at the bottom.
Porch is 21′ wide 7′ deep. Any and all ideas how to dress these up appriciated.
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Wow... that's a big picture. sorry.
Boy - first thing is, they're about 1/3 to 1/4 the diameter they should be. Only solution is to get or make some 16-22" diameter/width ones. No joke - nearly EVERY builder undersizes columns visually (not structurally).
I like HB&G Perma-cast - these are 18" diameter X 18' tall; ~$5K each, I think?
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Forrest
Edited 4/2/2008 6:28 pm ET by McDesign
I think 4 big columns would be a bit much. Thought of deleting to and going with one on each end.
Presently it's just ugly and don't want to waste money making it another shade of ugly.
Then I think the gap between would be far too big. IMHO.
Forrest
I don't know.... For the price of 18' columns I'm thinking put in 2 with the option of adding 2.
I was also kicking the idea of splitting it and adding a 2nd floor porch.
Thanks for any and all ideas,