I’ve always lived in the southern parts of the USA but have been looking at homes in northern New York state. I’ve noticed that a lot of homes have this angle at the bottom, especially on enclosed porches.
My guess would be that it has something to do with shedding water and/or snow. I’ve seen on a number of the DIY programs where they have added flared bottoms to porch columns to shed water away from the structure.
November 27th, 2009 at 6:02 am
My guess would be that it has something to do with shedding water and/or snow. I’ve seen on a number of the DIY programs where they have added flared bottoms to porch columns to shed water away from the structure.
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November 27th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I’m not sure which angle you are speaking about, if it’s angled in towards the house, it’s only a support issue. But if it’s angled out, like most roofs are it’s to keep the snow away as best possible.
Good Luck on your move!
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