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Hardwood Porches in Hampshire
Open and enclosed porches framed in structural hardwood.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Hampshire is a county of Georgian naval-town housing, thatched village cottages and extensive modern estates. That is exactly the kind of building stock a hardwood porch has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
A hardwood porch is a permanent part of the building, so it is worth setting out properly. We take the survey, agree the drawings, machine the parts in the workshop and fit in Hampshire in one visit wherever the programme allows.
How we build it
Moisture matters more than most people expect. Timber is conditioned before machining, and anything going into a kitchen, utility or bathroom is specified in materials that will not swell at the bottom edge. That is why the base of a well-made unit still closes cleanly after five winters.
Finish and materials
You can have it primed for your own decorator, sprayed in any RAL or heritage colour, or left in oiled timber. Oiled finishes can be refreshed at home; sprayed finishes are harder wearing and are what we recommend for kitchens and anything at knee height.
| Guide price | from £1,900 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 7-10 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Green oak or accoya frame |
| Survey area | All of Hampshire, including Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Hampshire turns it into a fixed written quote.
Towns we cover
Other joinery for Hampshire
What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Hardwood Porches in Hampshire — common questions
Can you match the roof to my house?
We frame it to take your tile or slate and set the pitch to sit properly against the elevation. A porch roof at the wrong pitch reads as an add-on however good the joinery is.
Do I need planning permission for a porch?
Often not, under permitted development, if it is under three square metres, under three metres high and more than two metres from a highway boundary. Listed buildings and conservation areas are different. Worth confirming before we cut anything.
Will green oak crack?
It will check along the grain as it dries, and that is normal rather than a defect. The joints are cut and pegged to accommodate it. If visible checking would bother you, dried timber is the better choice.
What holds it up?
Posts on padstones or a proper base, with the frame jointed and pegged rather than screwed. The posts should never sit directly on the ground or in wet concrete.
How do I pay, and when?
A deposit at order to cover materials, a stage payment when the work leaves the workshop, and the balance on completion after you have inspected the fit. Everything is written into the quotation before you commit.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Hampshire — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.