Porch Building Hinckley

If you need some assistance with the design and planning of your proposed porch, a qualified builder in Hinckley should be able to help. More creative ideas and inspiration can be found by looking on the internet, where the possibilities are endless.

Porches, of course, come in all shapes and sizes, so one of your very first decisions will be what materials to use for the walls, the windows, the floor, the ceiling, the roof and the door.

Other elements to think about are furniture, electrics, decoration, internal design and storage.

Do Porches Require Planning Permission? In most cases, planning permission isn't required for a porch in Hinckley on condition that: no portion of the porch construction is over three metres above ground level, your residence is a house, not a maisonette, flat or other form of building, no section of the porch is within 2m from the boundary of the property or within 2 metres of any road, the external floor area isn't more than 3 square metres.

If you are uncertain, your local planning office is the place to go for a chat about your porch construction. The estimate from your preferred Hinckley porch builder will likely include this liason with the planning office. If in doubt, check!

Building Regulations Relating to Porch Construction: You shouldn't confuse building regulations with planning permission, as the two are entirely separate. You should not need building regulations approval if the following is true: the porch construction is below 30 square metres and at ground level, the present exterior door is not taken out and all disability access is retained. Certain types of window and all electrical installations in porches will require building regulations approval.

What are the Benefits of a Porch? You might be interested to learn some of the benefits of a porch, these are: giving extra character to an otherwise plain doorstep, an extra deterrent to burglars, providing somewhere to stand wet umbrellas, leave muddy boots and hang coats, enhancing the appeal of the property to buyers if you need to sell, extra storage space, increasing the value of your property, offering a place to leave a bike and lessening heat loss through your front door.

For all the latest building regulations with regard to porch building look here: Porches.

Hinckley porch building specialists can normally help with porch door fitting, porch entrances, porch heating, insurance estimates, porch damp proofing, porch windows and doors, porch guttering, porch flooring, porches and conservatories, blockwork porches, porch extensions, porch roofing, porch doors, timber porches, porch tiling, porch canopies, porch building estimates, UPVC porches, porch canopy installation, front porch ideas and designs, oak porches and other porch related services in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

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More Leicestershire porch builders: Wigston, Hinckley, Leicester, Coalville, Oadby, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Melton Mowbray.

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