We are considering adding a porch on the front of our house and I'm fairly confident I can tackle it with some help from a few friends that are also the DIY type.
The addition would be approximately 20 wide and 7 feet deep. We will effectively pull the gable above the front door and living room window out 7 feet and pour a concrete slab. Not in that order obviously.
Question, is adding the roof section as simple as removing the current siding to the framing then building off of that? I'm thinking glue/screw a new roof gable to the existing one, then just building out. The roof would be supported by 4x4 posts on the concrete slab(3 or 4), with a support across the front and one along each side connecting to the house. The only thing I haven't figured out in my brain is the tie in to the siding where the white aluminum clad trim is. Since I dont have a brake I'll probably have to find someone to do the work, but its such a smal amount I hope I can find someone willing to do it without charging an arm and a leg.
I've already received one quote for this job and while its close to what I expected it to be it is higher than I want to pay. Labor isn't cheap.

The addition would be approximately 20 wide and 7 feet deep. We will effectively pull the gable above the front door and living room window out 7 feet and pour a concrete slab. Not in that order obviously.
Question, is adding the roof section as simple as removing the current siding to the framing then building off of that? I'm thinking glue/screw a new roof gable to the existing one, then just building out. The roof would be supported by 4x4 posts on the concrete slab(3 or 4), with a support across the front and one along each side connecting to the house. The only thing I haven't figured out in my brain is the tie in to the siding where the white aluminum clad trim is. Since I dont have a brake I'll probably have to find someone to do the work, but its such a smal amount I hope I can find someone willing to do it without charging an arm and a leg.
I've already received one quote for this job and while its close to what I expected it to be it is higher than I want to pay. Labor isn't cheap.