On Feb 25, 5:52*am, wrote:
I live in a neighborhood of mostly Colonials (all built in 1948).
Most of them have this little roof thing-ee over the front door; I
think it's called a "portico."

Is there some kind of kit for such things? *I looked at HD and Lowes,
and couldn't find anything. *(At least not for the keyword "portico".)

Reason I want to get one, aside from the added convenience of rain
protection when one is fumbling for one's key, is that the sun really
heats up the front door. *(Door faces W, or perhaps WSW.)

Built one from scratch last summer to replace one that carpenter ants
had lunched on for several years. It isn't rocket science or furniture
building but it takes some time. If you don't want anything quite as
elaborate as Smitty suggested (Those are really pretty!) then take a
photo of your house to an architect and have a simple set of plans
made. You may need plans for permits in some communities, Porticos can
be post supported at the outer corners, or for some house styles side
braces are used. There are so many options that it may be why kits are
rare. HTH

Joe

Joe