Use a circular saw miter saw or portable table saw to trim a single long board into identical sections.
Exterior diy porch column wraps.
That s right we added a front porch to an existing house.
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The width of these pieces should correspond exactly to the width of your porch posts while the height can be 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm longer than the width depending on the exact dimensions of the posts.
Since these columns wrap around your existing columns you have lots of options for different styles.
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They re available in three distinctive styles they re virtually maintenance free and are easy to install with standard tools.
Like i said maybe you just want to wrap your columns in wood but don t want that beefier base unit.
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.
Cut 6 pieces of 1 in 2 5 cm thick wood to the width of your posts.
Here s what our home looked like before.
Wrap columns in wood including top trim build separate base unit build and attach a non load bearing column attach base unit to column and finish cap trim stain wood.
Before i jump into how to wrap a porch post i want to let you know that this porch was not there before.