Porches make the perfect entrance
Porches are a great way to be greeted when entering your home. Porches offer a small extension of your home that looks good and is great for a variety of uses. Our porches can be made from both brick and UPVC. Our UPVC porches are made to your exacting specifications and can use any of our coloured UPVC variations too so we are confident we can design you the perfect porch. We can incorporate as much brick as you like also with your new porch so it will be in use all year round. Visit one of our showrooms in Nottingham, Derby & Chesterfield to view one of our stunning porches for real. For free porch quotes contact us today.
Safety, security and total peace of mind...
For a porch to remain exempt from building regulations the original front entrance door to the house must remain in situ, but that should not mean that the security of the porch itself is overlooked. Our porch windows and doors can all be specified with the same security features as our standard windows and doors, including: high security hinges and handles; multi-point locking systems; dog bolts; and anti-bump/snap cylinders on doors. Such security features will turn your porch into a useful and safe place to store some of your possessions, as well as giving you the confidence to have ornaments, pictures and other decorations on display.
Practicle addition to your home...
Porches are regularly used as a placed for comers and go-ers to take off and put on their shoes, coats and other outdoor clothing, particularly in the winter months. Therefore, in order for a porch to serve its purpose properly, it must be as warm and thermally efficient as the main building. This is easily achievable by incorporating modern double glazed windows, doors and roofing systems so the porch will become a much welcomed shelter if the weather has taken a turn for the worse while you’re out and about.
Very much the unsung hero...
Quite often a porch is more of a functional improvement to the home, rather than an aspirational investment such as an orangery or conservatory. Even so, many homeowners with a porch will testify that they now couldn’t live without one, such is its usefulness for hanging coats, storing shoes and generally enabling them to have a clean and clutter-free home. A porch with UPVC windows and doors, and a lightweight Warm Roof, is probably much more affordable than you think and is almost a must-have for properties that house large families and welcome regular guests.
Planning permission & building regulations...
Generally porches are considered a ‘permitted development’ by local authorities and don’t require planning permission so when an application does have to be submitted, it is generally quick to be accepted. Porches are permitted generally under the guide that (A) The internal ground floor of the porch does not exceed 3 SqM and (B) The porch is not 3m above ground and lastly (C) The porch is within 2m of any boundary of the dwelling and any highways.
