Covered front entries
Enhance your home's front façade with a covered porch featuring custom columns, ceiling boards, and cedar steps.
- Covered front porches
- Framer roof lines
- Custom entry columns
- Cedar and composite steps
Serving Fairfield County, Connecticut
Porches across Fairfield County
Add entry curb appeal or a seasonal screened room.
Build a covered front entry porch to protect guests or add a screened-in back porch for bug-free outdoor living.
Covered front entry porches
Screened back porch framing
Concrete footings & timber framing
Composite decking & rails
State Registered Contractor: CT HIC.0705773
Front entry porches · Screened porches · Custom columns & ceilings · Roof lines
Porch installation
A custom porch joins framing, roofing, and fine finish carpentry.
Kennedy manages the structural design, concrete footings, framing, roofing, columns, ceiling finishes, and permitting for your new porch.
Screened-in back porches
Create a comfortable bug-free outdoor lounge with screen panels, screen doors, and under-floor mesh barriers.
- Screened porch framing
- Removable screen panels
- Egress doors
- Beadboard ceilings
What porch project fits your home?
Describe your home style and whether you want a front curb-appeal improvement or a rear screened living space.
Build covered front porch
Construct screened back porch
Add roof over existing deck
Replace rotted porch columns
Install beadboard porch ceiling
Build steps and entry landing
Install custom porch railings
Plan veranda framing
Structural porch flow
Three steps to a finished porch.
Design and verify code
Draft porch drawings, check property setbacks, and submit structural permit filings.
Pour footings and frame
Excavate below frost line, pour concrete piers, frame deck platform, and raise roof rafters.
Finish deck, trim, and roof
Install roofing shingles, lay composite decking, wrap columns in trim, and wire lighting.
Ready to start building?
Request a custom porch estimate.
Send photos of your home's exterior entry, approximate porch size, and preferred trim style.
Porch footprint size and roofing typeAttachment method to existing houseCedar versus composite materialsColumn and railing detailsPermit, zoning, and engineering fees
Porch Installation across Fairfield County towns
Porch Installation requests accepted for residential, commercial, HOA, and estate properties across lower Fairfield County.
Fairfield
Town center + Southport + Greenfield Hill
Remodeling, electrical, HVAC, handyman repairs
Westport
High-end residential + coastal
Design-build, estate care, mechanical upgrades
Greenwich
Estate properties + second homes
Property care, smart home integration, masonry
Darien
Coastal + suburban premium
Renovations, backup power, custom millwork
Easton
Large wooded lots + rural suburban
Excavation, system upgrades, emergency drying
New Canaan
Upscale residential
Home automation, custom remodeling, structural care
Weston
Wooded + private lots
General plumbing, painting, framing, roofing
Norwalk
Mixed residential + commercial
Commercial maintenance, systems engineering
Trumbull
Suburban family homes
Fixture replacement, siding, painting, carpentry
Wilton
Upscale suburban
Automation, HVAC venting, custom decks, repairs
Direct answers
Questions homeowners ask before moving forward
Clear answers help you decide whether the next step is a fit. Project-specific facts are confirmed during review and documented before work begins.
Can you screen in an existing deck?
Yes, if the deck's framing, footings, and support columns are structurally sound and capable of supporting a roof load. We assess this during scoping.
What materials do you recommend for porch ceilings?
We frequently install beadboard, tongue-and-groove cedar, or low-maintenance PVC ceiling panels, often adding recessed lighting and ceiling fans.
Do porch projects require building permits?
Yes, porches require structural building permits, zoning reviews, and progress inspections. We handle all filings.
How do you protect a porch from rain and wind?
Covered porches shed water via gutters and roofing. Screened porches can be built with removable storm windows or high-durability screens to resist weather.
What are the common size options for front porches?
Entry porches range from simple 5x8 porticos to expansive 8x24 wrap-around porches, depending on your home's footprint.
Request a custom porch estimate.
Provide details about your porch concept, house design, and best contact info.
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