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After looking at the full-sized picture, I don't think the "stone" is stone; their pattern is too uniform. IMO, they are stone-face concrete blocks.
As for the porch, I think two ideas above are good. 1. Building out the small inner columns to look similar to the corner columns, and 2. strengthening the porch roof header, and removing the small columns.
Since two people have wanted you to build out the two inner posts to look like the outer ones, I'll add my 2 cents about that. I do not think that can be done, or even should be done because the bases have smaller dimensions. A nice 8 x8 or 10 x10 looking post without trimwork would be my choice.
After looking at the full-sized picture, I don't think the "stone" is stone; their pattern is too uniform. IMO, they are stone-face concrete blocks.
As for the porch, I think two ideas above are good. 1. Building out the small inner columns to look similar to the corner columns, and 2. strengthening the porch roof header, and removing the small columns.
OK, I have a question about that. Was that done at one time--facing concrete blocks with limestone or other stone? If that is the case, I might want to redo the entire porch in a more aesthetic way. Concrete isn't permanent, for one thing, although if encased it might last longer than if it were exposed to the weather.
OK, I have a question about that. Was that done at one time--facing concrete blocks with limestone or other stone? If that is the case, I might want to redo the entire porch in a more aesthetic way. Concrete isn't permanent, for one thing, although if encased it might last longer than if it were exposed to the weather.
Those blocks are just concrete. "Stone-faced" is just what I've seen them called. They are also probably original. I've seen lots of block like that holding up fine after 100+ years, even without ever having been painted.
Those blocks are just concrete. "Stone-faced" is just what I've seen them called. They are also probably original. I've seen lots of block like that holding up fine after 100+ years, even without ever having been painted.
A website I love for free, out of copyright eBooks posted a home catalog the other day from the same era of this house. You can see how various rooflines of bungalow type homes were originally designed. And those with "block" porches appear that the porch and house are same color.
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