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Mobile Home Porch Designs And Ideas (cont’d)

Adding a porch to your mobile home will not only increase its value but also

add immense appeal, comfort, and added protection from rain and snow.

With the right porch design, you

can also have a protected

outdoor space for entertaining or

for just watching the world go by.












Your porch design options are similar to those for traditional wood and brick

homes with just minor differences. However, your options for amenities like

skirting, exterior lights and fans, decorative porch columns and railings to name a

few are the same!












Whereas porch foundations are

much the same, roof designs are

not.

Although there are various roof

designs for traditional homes,

mobile homes are somewhat

limited to either gable to shed

type roofs, due in part, to mobile

homes having low sloping roofs.

The gable roof shown at right is

typical of mobile home gable

porch roofs. Gable roofs allow for

additional inside height which

allow room for exterior fans, etc.












Shed type roofs, like that

shown at right, require less

material to construct and offer

shade and protection from the

weather.

A shed-type or flat roof design

may be perfect for porch

designs for mobile homes

having either very low roof

clearances or for those with

straight roof lines.












No matter the style of

roof design, local

building codes will

dictate the rise and run

(or steepness) of your

porch roof.

People living in snow

country normally require

a minimum rise and run.

The height or design of

your roof will also be

dependent on the slope

of your home’s roof.












You have options for porch

roofing as well.

The porch at right is covered

with an aluminum style roof

which is optimum for flat or very

low sloping roofs.

Gable roofs, if allowed by

code, can use traditional

asphalt shingle or other

roofing materials to include

metal roofs as well.











Mobile Home Porch Designs And Ideas

Most manufactured or mobile homes have structural limitations for

attaching a porch directly to the structure.

Most manufacturers warn against directly attaching the porch to the

roof. Therefore, almost all porches are built as stand-alone

structures and tied to the home’s roof only to shed water and for

aesthetic purposes.

As shown at right, the porch

is supported by concrete

poured piers that

independently support the

structure.

The supporting columns

adjacent to the home are not

attached to the home and

neither is the roof.












When designing your porch, try to

avoid placing the door in the middle of

the structure.

Placing the door in the middle (photo

right) cuts the porch in half and

minimizes the usable space.

It is far better to locate the door to one

side thereby giving you maximum living

space as shown at right.












Three Important Mobile Home Porch Planning Factors

Foundations: If your home is sitting on a foundation that is not below the

frost line for your area, attaching a porch could result in severe damage.

Frozen ground shifts and if both foundations are not below the frost line,

one or the other may shift.

Structural Integrity: How your home is built and the materials used to build

it determine whether another structure can be attached. More than likely,

you will need to have a stand-alone porch.

Aesthetics: A nicely designed porch will add value and be pleasing to the

eye. Ensure your porch matches your home’s architectural style.












For more ideas for designing, building, furnishing, decorating and

landscaping your porch, be sure to visit

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Our thanks to Ready Decks ® for allowing us to share their photos with

you.

Ready Decks® goal is to build high quality site-built decks and give

homeowners great value. We encourage you to contact them and learn

more about their products.










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