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othing says "welcome" like a front porch - unless it happens to be
an old porch that has fallen into disrepair, or one ofthose tacked-on
afterthoughts with spindly posts you sometimesee on newly constnrcted
houses. One sure remedy for either situation is to give your front porch
a "facelift." In this article, we're featuring three projects that do just that.
Composite Flooring -The first improvement is to install rongueand-groove
flooring made from a durable,low-maintenance, weatherresistant
composite material.And the best part of all - it looks just like
old-fashioned porch flooring, (See article beginning on page 40.)
Post Cladding -The second upgrade is to add cedar cladding to
"beef up" the 4x4 posts that are typical on many porches.This will make
them look more like architectural porch columns (page 42).
Porch Railings - Finally, we explain how to build a simple railing
and add decorative trim that integrates it into the columns (page 44).
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