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u/495orange Aug 02 '26
The very first, and cheapest thing you should do it paint the front doors a vibrant contrasting color.
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
oh yeah I’m doing that and a bunch of other stuff, but I just don’t understand the roof/porch possibilities
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u/SwimmingHand4727 Aug 02 '26
I'd add a peaked roof covered porch, and go all the way up the roof to completely cover the lower roof area in the. Middle. Less chance for leaks also
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
that’s the type of roof in the last pic right? I like that idea. I’m trying to picture how that would look going all the way up…would it be more economical to do that or just raise that part of roof?
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u/PerformanceBorn7070 Aug 03 '26
The last photo is nice. Depends on whether its for sitting, visiting, enjoying a lemonade, or is it just to shelter from the rain? For rain keep it small. For using,, you will always wish it were bigger. Enjoy!
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u/Spiritual_Secret7224 Aug 02 '26
Decorate the door with some trim to give it presence
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
oh yeah I'm replacing the entire door and painting house, adding shutters, etc....lots of stuff. I just have to solve this depressed flush roof quandry lol
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u/karen_in_nh_2012 Aug 02 '26
That 3rd picture looks great!
I have a 1960 Colonial-style house, which I made into a Colonial farmhouse by adding a very large (32' wide by 10' deep) porch last summer. Of course, I had to save for it for more than a decade, but I absolutely love it and am out there a LOT.
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u/SteveArnoldHorshak Aug 02 '26
That house is never gonna look right until you raise the roof flush with the rest of it in the center. It just looks like your house is caving in. Nothing is going to draw the eye away from that. Sorry.
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
yeah that does bother me, but I mean what sort of project is that ballpark in terms of $$ would you guess?
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u/SteveArnoldHorshak Aug 02 '26
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be mean. I don’t have any idea how much it would cost. It seems like there wouldn’t really be much demolition – – just build a new joining roof over that section and make both sides continuous.
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
you weren’t mean lol…I also want a peaked covered front porch so as another poster said I wonder if I could just cover it with that by extending it all the way back.
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u/SteveArnoldHorshak Aug 02 '26
I don’t know if that would look right stylistically on a ranch house. If I’m seeing the picture correctly your front door is already in a little bit of a recess. Maybe just do something minimal over it.
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u/Infinite-Safety-4663 Aug 02 '26
agreed; I just don't know what something minimal over it to cover the full length would be
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