Covered Porch & Roof Additions Near Guttenberg & Lansing

By Eastern Iowa Amish Builders | Serving Northeast Iowa from Hazleton and Strawberry Point to Decorah, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Prairie du Chien.

Adding a Covered Porch to Your River Country Home

The riverfront communities of Guttenberg and Lansing have some of the most scenic residential settings in Iowa. A covered porch takes advantage of that setting — providing an outdoor living space that is usable in all but the most severe weather, protected from summer rain and sun while capturing the views and breezes that make the Mississippi River corridor so appealing.

Adding a Roof to an Existing Deck

Many homeowners near Guttenberg and Lansing have existing open decks that they want to convert to covered porches. Adding a roof structure over an existing deck is a common project for our crew. The existing deck structure must be assessed to ensure it can carry the added load of the roof — in most cases, posts are added through or alongside the existing deck frame to carry the new roof beams directly to the ground.

Building a New Covered Porch From Scratch

New covered porch construction integrates the porch into the house structure — the porch roof ties into the existing house roof or is designed as a structural addition that complements the house. Getting the roofline right is the most important design element of a covered porch addition. A well-designed porch roof looks like it was always part of the house. A poorly designed one looks like an afterthought.

Screen Enclosure Options

In the Mississippi River corridor near Guttenberg, bugs — particularly in early summer and near the water — can make an open porch uncomfortable in the evenings. Screening the porch with full-height screen panels in a simple frame system is a project we can include in a porch addition. A screened porch in this setting dramatically extends usable outdoor season.

Contact Eastern Iowa Amish Builders

Contact Eastern Iowa Amish Builders for covered porch and roof addition estimates near Guttenberg, Lansing, and throughout Clayton and Allamakee County. Serving Northeast Iowa from Hazleton and Strawberry Point to Decorah, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Prairie du Chien.