Post Defence Colonail Porch post

Porch post have provided exterior definition for many an American home built in post-Colonial America. Older Midwestern homes and California bungalows both have traditions of covered front porches supported by porch post, either at the corners or spaced around the periphery of the porch. Larger porches and those that are screened often use porch post interspersed with railings to provide both architectural form and a framework for the summer screening.

One of the nineteenth century traditions with farmhouses and older homes that is carried on today is the use of tapered porch post. Square post that narrow slightly from the base to a ten or eleven inch base can be found in many bungalows, arts and crafts style homes and farmhouses. One of the practical purposes of the wide bases in these porch post is that they hid the six by six structural supports underneath.

Porch post today that are being installed in new homes or that are being used in remodeling jobs are often made from material other than wood. Synthetic options in wide use today require less maintenance and are less prone to cracking or splintering than wood post.