Ellen's House

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  • Ellen's House
  • Our client asked us to design and build a beautiful and functional carport and back porch attached to their home in the historic district of town. Of course, since the home is in the historic district, there are strict guidelines to satisfy the town's historic district regulations. The home was originally constructed in the 1930's and still retains most of the original architecture. We were fortunate that the homeowners still have the original blueprints of the home from 1936. These original blueprints are included in the before picture section for your perusal.



    There were many challenges involved in the design and construction of the new carport and porch. Some of the challenges were complying with the various historical district regulations for a 1930's home and matching it's original architecture. Designing and building custom woodwork resolved many of the challenges. A brick company aided us by manufacturing matching bricks for the exterior. Because of the size and weight of the project, our largest challenge was the design, construction and placement of engineered steel posts sufficient to handle the structural requirements. the steel posts had to be installed in very precise positions at the beginning of the project to properly incorporate them into the foundation. Post locations were calculated and recalculated many time. Also measurements for the installation were take and repeated to verify precise locations. Wooden columns were designed and built to conceal the steel posts to meet historic district requirements.



    The result is a beautiful, functional and wonderful protected area for the homeowners to park their vehicles and enjoy the outdoors with friends and family on their new back porch. The structure blends in magnificently with the original home and the neighborhood. To say the homeowners are ecstatic about the new space is an understatement. They will enjoy their new, period correct carport and porch with friends and family for many years to come.
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