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Do you worry about someone stepping on your front porch designs and falling and seriously injuring themselves? Are you looking to sell your home and realtors are telling you the home lacks curb appeal and getting a sale done might take a while? The reality is the front entrance is critically important in the safety, function, and appearance of your home. Here's 2 tips to give this area of your home a makeover which will make it shine:

Tip 1 - Begin with the end in mind - Have a plan - This is not a project you want to wing it. Since you're altering the architectural look of your home most cities and towns will require a building permit (and in some cases you might need to get approval from a local architectural review board). First develop a plan (a birds eye view) and an elevation drawing of what you're looking to do.

Tip 2 - "If it don't fit you must acquit" - Make sure the design fits the home- The design of the front porch designs , roof, and other components needs to compliment the rest of the home. If you have a small home you'll want a small porch. For a larger home you can have a larger structure (or even a wrap around design). See if there are architectural elements to "connect" your design to the home (for example if you have fluted millwork around the door you may want to use fluted columns).

Now that you're equipped with these 2 tips you're ready to get going on a front porch designs that will add curb appeal and safety to your home. Mike Foti is President of Cleveland Design and Remodeling and Columbus Design and Remodeling -specialists in exterior and interior (bathroom, kitchen & basement) remodeling projects. In addition Mike leads Columbus Glass Block which supplies glass block windows, walls and showers on a local and national basis.

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