How To Build Tapered Porch Columns
Bob ryley is on site to help carpenter pat cloutier construct tapered columns on the front porch using pre primed windsorone an engineered lumber product made from radiata pine.
How to build tapered porch columns. The columns are mostly decorative since the post itself is the structural support. Since it has a large porch the logical choice for the support posts are tapered columns. Oddly enough i started at the top by making a simple beveled cap that wraps the post. The first chore is working out the proportions of the columns.
The home above was built a few years ago near the pasadena area. Mar 24 2012 tutorial on how to build tapered bungalow columns. Craftsman style or arts crafts bungalows and homes are often identified by the elephant leg or tapered columns that support their deep overhanging front porches. Each tapered pvc porch column wrap kit comes with inner squaring blocks trim moldings and special adhesive to join the mitered edges.
The columns will. Still they do provide protection for the posts and really dress up the appearance. Measure the height of where you want the additional column to be and cut the 1x6s and. However you won t attach the last side until the column is properly in place.