
Create Your Ideal Entrance with a Side Porch
At The Porch Specialist, we understand that it can be difficult to find a porch that transforms the look of your property and still suits your home if youâre limited by space. This is why weâre prepared to create a kit for your very own side porch, allowing you the look you want for your home while saving on space.
Weâll provide you with everything you need to complete your own installation, done quickly and simply, at a price youâll be quoted based on the dimensions and features youâd like for your design. This means you can guarantee it will stay within your budget.
Explore the porch options we have available here, or get in touch with us right away to get started on ordering the kit you need for your planned project.

Our Side Porch Kit Designer
If youâre in need of some inspiration before you start work on your homeâs perfect side entrance, then you might want to take a look at our gallery. Itâs packed with pictures from across the UK and the Channel Islands, showing you exactly what we can make and achieve for your own property.
If you like one of these designs but want to make modifications so it suits your home completely, we can even help with this as well. Our free, online product builder is ready and waiting on every product page for you to use. This quick, clever tool can bring up any number of features youâd like for your own kit, giving you the chance to see how it would look before you commit to a porch design and place an order.
By using the product builder and carefully selecting every feature, youâll be guaranteeing yourself a porch extension youâre completely happy with at the end of the work.

Side Porch Designs
We are prepared to offer a range of small porch designs and styles to frame your homeâs side entrance, or to create a completely new and enclosed entrance to your property if youâre looking to redesign the front of your home and relocate your front door.
Here, weâve suggested some of the designs youâll most often see made into a small porch for a propertyâs side entrance:
Each of these porch designs can be made in green oak or Douglas-fir timber.
Bespoke Designs for Side Porches
Sometimes, our customers will have their own porch ideas in mind and will ask if we can make something bespoke for them. Weâre always happy to help them with this, and we can do the same for you as well. So, if you have an idea in mind but you cannot see it on our web pages, please donât hesitate to contact us and ask. Weâre confident that weâll be able to create your bespoke porch design.

Priming Side Porch Kits for an Easy Assembly
Each of our porch extension kits are primed for a quick, simple assembly when carried out by someone who has had some previous DIY experience. We do this by crafting each kit using a series of traditional jointing techniques, which allows the pieces of the frame to slot neatly together.
To help you on your building project, we will also include an easy-to-follow instruction manual and weâll always make planning drawings available on request.

Will a Side Porch Need Planning Permission?
As they tend to be small porches that fall within a certain number of square metres in floor area, youâre more likely to find that a side porch extension will not need planning permission. However, there are other guidelines that you may wish to check before beginning any work. For instance, some local planning offices may need to give permission before you change a house front.
To find out more about regulations and restrictions in your local area, please contact your local building authority. To learn about the dimensions you can build a porch to without the need for planning permission, please see our advice here.

Side Porch Ideas in the UK
You might have decided to build a porch for your property, but you might not have fully decided what youâll do with the new, small space it will create when itâs finished. In these cases, weâll be glad to provide a few professional suggestions:
- If the porch is fully enclosed, you may decide to install hooks for coats and place a rack for shoes inside, creating a storage area before you enter your living room
- You may choose to install lights for practical reasons, or security
- You might decide to place a bench or another form of seating there, so you can look out on your front garden
- Youâll be able to decorate your side entrance with statues and plants
- Youâll be able to paint the wood of your new porch extension so that it suits the rest of your property and your own tastes
- You can use the porch as a safe spot for couriers and the postman to leave packages, without fear of them being seen
Why Choose a Side Porch Kit from Us?
We love what we do and we are proud to provide products of exceptional quality for homes across the UK. There are many reasons customers have made us their number one choice for both large and small porch ideas, and weâve listed some of these here for your consideration as well:
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Install Your Perfect Home Improvement Feature Today
If youâve been searching for home decorating ideas to offer your property curb appeal, but you know youâre limited by space or the shape of your home, then a small side porch extension from The Porch Specialist might just be the solution.
We can craft the kit you need, to your exact specifications, and have it delivered anywhere in the UK as soon as the work has been signed off. Youâll be able to start work on your very own installation project right after this.
Contact us today if thereâs anything else you need to know. Our team will be glad to help you make your porch ideas a reality.