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Extend Your Home With A Portico

Looking for an easy way to give your Northern Virginian home a facelift? Look no further than adding a portico, or a covered entrance for the front door. Simply adding an interesting front portico can accentuate a home’s entry area and add flair to a home’s exterior, as well as bring the comfort of indoor living outdoors. Porticos can extend your home’s living space by functioning as an entry nook to your home – recessed front entry areas are perfect spaces for a few chairs.

There are several front porch portico designs from which to choose, including arched porticos with an arch above the door, a gabled portico with a peaked top, a shed portico with a flat top, and a hip portico with a slight decorative raise in the top. Upper rail porticos give the illusion of a balcony above the front door – or can even be extended to actually serve as balcony space.

Designs and builders are increasingly turning towards utilizing often-overlooked front porch space by including porticos and covered patios into their home design. Extending roof lines to include outdoor living space creates a wonderful opportunity to bolster your total living space, especially in Northern Virginia homes or townhomes with limited lot size.

Established in 1981, Hal Co Fence has installed thousands of quality fences, decks, porticos, and screened porches throughout the Northern Virginia area. Contact Hal Co Fence Company for more information on portico, deck, fence, and porch installation for your home located in Stafford, McLean, Oakton, Woodbridge, or any other Northern Virginia community.

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