Porch Building Taunton

You will need a specialist builder in Taunton to help you with the planning and design or your porch. You'll also get lots of inspirational and creative ideas for porches online.

What materials you're planning to use for the windows, the door, the roof, the ceiling, the walls and the floor, will be the first details to consider if you decide to go with building a porch.

In addition, you should be thinking about storage, decoration, furniture, internal design and the provision of electricity.

Do Porches Require Planning Permission? You most likely won't need planning permission to build a porch on the front entrance to your property in Taunton if: your property is a house, and not a maisonette, flat or other form of building, no part of the construction is within two metres from the boundary of the property or within 2 metres of any highway, the external ground floor area of the construction is not over 3m2, no part of the porch is over 3 metres above ground level.

It is probably best to have a chat with your local planning office before proceeding with your porch. Your preferred Taunton porch builder will be happy to help you with this process. To be on the safe side, you should always check.

Building Regulations Relating to Porch Construction: You should keep in mind that building regulations and planning permission are 2 different things altogether. You won't need building regulations approval if the porch is less than 30m2 and at ground level, all disabled access is preserved and the present exterior door remains in place. All electrical installations and certain types of windows in porches will need building regulations approval.

Benefits: The chief benefits of a porch are: giving character to an otherwise plain doorway, minimizing heat loss through your front door, give you a bit more storage space, offering somewhere to park a bike, an extra deterrent to burglars, enhancing the property's appeal to potential buyers should you need to put it on the market, providing somewhere to stand umbrellas, hang coats and leave muddy boots and increasing the value of your house.

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

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