Porch Building Bedlington

You'll need a qualified builder in Bedlington to assist you with the planning and design or your porch. Although you should also search on the internet, where you'll find a wealth of inspirational and innovative ideas for porches.

The first decision that you will have to make, if you choose to go with your porch is what materials to use for the roof, the windows, the door, the ceiling, the floor and the walls.

You should also be thinking about furniture, the provision of electricity, internal design, decoration and storage options at this point.

Is Planning Permission Necessary for a Porch? You most likely won't need planning permission to build a porch on the front entrance to your home in Bedlington if: no section of the porch construction is over 3m above ground level, your property is a house, not a flat, maisonette or other type of building, no section of the construction is within two metres from the boundary of the property on which it is being built or within two metres of any road, the construction doesn't exceed a ground area of three square metres.

Before you proceed with your porch construction, it is always advisable to have a chat with your local planning office. Your chosen Bedlington porch builder will no doubt help with this procedure. You should always be sure when it comes to planning permission.

Building Regulations Relating to Porches: Remember that building regulations are different from planning permission. You shouldn't need building regulations approval if the following is true: the porch construction is less than 30 square metres and on ground level, the exterior door remains in place and any current disabled access is preserved. Electrical installations and certain kinds of window will need approval.

Porches - The Benefits: There are a number of benefits that having a porch extension brings, including: boosting the value of your house, giving character to a currently plain entrance, extra storage space, more security, enhancing the property's appeal to potential buyers in the event you need to sell it, providing somewhere to stand wet umbrellas, hang coats and leave muddy shoes, offering a place to leave a bicycle and reducing heat loss through your front door.

For all the latest regulations pertaining to porches look here: Porches.

Bedlington porch building specialists can usually help you with porch lights, storm porches, insurance quotes, porch tiling, porch roofing, lean-to porches, front porches, porch extensions, glass porches, porch electrics, brickwork porches, porch heating, porch building quotes, aluminium porches, porch windows and doors, oak porches and other porch related services in Bedlington, Northumberland.

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