"There's perhaps nothing dreamier than a spacious porch, especially when the weather's nice - at least according to Kevin Reid-Morris (@readmorehouse) and his wife, Sarah. "We really just love a good porch and are strong believers that porches and street-facing outdoor spaces are one of the hallmark characteristics of lively, safe, and socially healthy neighborhoods," Kevin says."
"As he puts it, doing so involved becoming "part historian and part detective," with some help from his dad, an engineer, and a few professionals, along the way. "It started when I cut into the enclosed ceiling and discovered original tongue-and-groove boards," he says. "That was the first physical proof the house had once had a proper Victorian porch. From there, I dug into our town and region's archives and found a 1908 photograph that, while grainy, showed part of the original porch.""
"Kevin's neighbor let him take measurements of her porch, which gave him historic, authentic dimensions to work from. He cut, sanded, and painted 44 decorative brackets and corbels made from scrap wood from the rest of the home. He referenced architectural catalogs from the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sourced porch posts from a historic home in Toronto that was torn down."
Kevin Reid-Morris and his wife Sarah prioritized restoring a Victorian porch to their home, replacing an enclosed stone porch with an open, period-appropriate porch that appears to have stood for 120 years while meeting modern code and engineering standards. The restoration began with discovering original tongue-and-groove ceiling boards and locating a 1908 photograph in local archives. Neighbor measurements provided authentic dimensions. Craftsmen cut, sanded, and painted 44 decorative brackets and corbels from reclaimed scrap wood. Architectural catalogs from the late 1800s and early 1900s guided detailing, and salvaged porch posts from a demolished Toronto house were incorporated for accuracy.
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