Porch Builder in
Buffalo, NY
Front porch builds and rebuilds, including the steps and railings that usually fail first.
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What porch building includes
- Porch framing and decking
- Steps and handrails
- Columns and skirting
- Repairs to existing porches
Spring to fall work, part of our Build & Hardscape programme, and porch building runs on the same schedule and the same invoice as everything else on the property.
Porch repairs almost always start at the bottom
Water sits where the porch meets the ground, so that is where the rot starts. By the time a board feels soft underfoot, the framing and often the column bases beneath it have been wet for years.
We open a porch up before quoting a number rather than after, because a job that looks like new decking and turns out to be a framing rebuild is a bad surprise for everybody. Structural repair detail follows the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute where the porch is tied into the house, since that connection is what has to hold.
Porches we build and rebuild
Front porches take more weather than anything else on the house and usually fail from the steps up.
Front porch builds
New porch structures sized to the house rather than to the smallest footprint that passes. Proportion is most of what makes a porch look right.
Covered porches
Roofed structures tied properly into the existing roofline. Done badly this is where water gets into the house, so the flashing detail matters more than the framing.
Screened porches
Usable through the worst of the bug season and into the fall. Framed and screened so panels can be replaced without dismantling the structure.
Steps and handrails
The first thing to rot and the first thing to fail code. Rebuilt with correct rise and run rather than matching whatever was there before.
Columns and posts
Structural or decorative, replaced where rot has reached the base. Most column failure starts at the bottom where water sits.
Porch repairs
Decking, framing, skirting and trim. On older homes this is usually cheaper and better than a full replacement.
Why porch repairs start at the bottom
Water sits where the porch meets the ground and that is where the damage starts. By the time a board feels soft underfoot the framing beneath it has usually been wet for a while.
We open it up before quoting a number. A porch that looks like a board replacement and turns out to be a framing job is a bad surprise for everybody, so we would rather find it first.
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Where we work
We run porch building across Buffalo and 31 towns through Erie and Niagara counties. If your street is not on the list, call anyway. The edge of the route moves with whatever is already booked nearby, and one or two neighbours is usually enough to make a street work.
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Pairs well with
Most people book porch building alongside one or two of these. Putting them on a single agreement schedules better and prices better than booking each job separately, and you deal with one crew and one invoice for the whole property rather than chasing three contractors.
Need porch building? Ask for a number.
Tell us the address and what needs doing. Prefer to talk? Call and a person picks up.
Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm · primeservicesny@gmail.com
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Send the address and a line about what needs doing. We walk the property and send a written number within 24 hours.