Sometime this past spring, repeat clients of mine inquired as to the feasibility of adapting their concrete steps leading to their front door into a front-porch deck built entirely from treated lumber ...

Q: I've seen a few concrete porches with stucco exteriors being rebuilt around the Bay Area. Can you discuss their construction and what goes bad requiring their repair? I have a concrete porch that ...

If there's one feature I'd always recommend you include when designing a new home, or renovating one, it's a porch. While it may not always seem like a necessity, in the UK climate it really is.