Covering Porch Columns With Siding
The entire porch project has taken about two years because we have done this in stages.
Covering porch columns with siding. If needed use a clamp to get the board lined up straight and even with existing column and to get it snug onto the 6 6. And you never have to paint again. Then extend it across the post from one vertical edge to the other. Jot down both dimensions on a separate sheet of paper.
Vinyl post sleeves and post wraps cladding can revitalize your deck or porch. Many of these products come. Aging treated wood can become unsightly. You ll use them to cut the wooden panels for your new facades to the appropriate size.
Tiling porch working on this now so stay tuned for this blog post too. I definitely needed it but at the same time i was chomping at the bit all day tuesday to go out and wrap the front porch posts. Samantha wrapping the columns took a few weekends. While structurally sound wood posts can exhibit stress fractures and weather over time.
Column covers available in an array of choices column covers can improve the look of exterior pillars without replacing them with something more aesthetically pleasing. A column wrap is a four piece system that snaps in place around the existing column. Cladding or sleeves is the solution to making unsightly but structurally sound deck or porch posts and columns attractive and maintenance free. After working on my porch floor for several very long days without a break if you missed it you can click here to see my porch floor project where i built a wood porch over an existing concrete porch matt insisted that i take a day off to recuperate.
Pvc column wraps delivered right to your door. I recently replaced my antique front porch columns posts with some 4x4s but they were just too plain and boring and did the opposite for curb appeal. The pre packaged kits come with all the parts pre cut and include glue and the mounting hardware to wrap around your existing structural support. Often the only tool needed is a saw to cut the wrap to its final length.
Stretch a tape measure from the floor of your porch up to the ceiling or bottom of the upper level deck alongside one of the posts. Brickwork around the edge of the porch blog post coming soon and stage 4. An extensive line of easy to install column covers or post wraps. Measure height of your porch columns and cut 4 1x6s to that size.
Place glue on one side of the 1 6 s and nail onto the sides of the columns at the top middle and bottom. Attach boards around existing columns.