The Portfolio
Recent open-air porches, each shaped around a different family, a different house, and a different yard.
Our Process
The arc from your first visit to our showroom to the first evening you’ll spend on the finished porch. Three chapters, learned over thirty years of building them in Middle Tennessee.
A visit to our West Nashville showroom with photos of your yard, talking through where the porch wants to sit along the back of the house and what it should look out on. We listen to how you'll use it before we talk about how to build it. No charge, no pressure. Just what's possible.
The porch made real before a nail is driven. We measure everything, match the roof to the house, and refine the design with you until it feels right. The result is renderings you can picture yourself in and plans ready to permit and build.
When we break ground, you get one project manager, weekly updates, and carpenters who've been building Nashville porches for years. At the end, we walk it with you, fix anything that isn't right, and clean up like we were never there.
The Investment
Every porch is designed around its house, so no two cost the same. Most open-air porches fall within one of these three ranges.
Tier 01
A well-built roof over the backyard, done right.
Starts around
$50,000
Typically looks like
Tier 02
Where most Nashville backyard porches land.
Starts around
$90,000
Typically looks like
Tier 03
The porch built to become the backyard's favorite room.
Starts around
$130,000
Typically looks like
The Details
Every open-air porch is a stack of decisions before it's a set of drawings. These are the ones we walk through with you before the first post goes in.
Roof Integration
A porch that looks like your house always had it. Gable, hip or shed roof pitched to match the existing angle, so from the yard it looks like one building instead of two.
Columns, Rails & Screens
With no screens, the columns are the porch's architecture. Square, tapered or turned, on their own or set on stone. Below, a railing in PVC, aluminum, cable or classic wood spindles, or none at all close to the ground. Retractable screens or shades can tuck away overhead for the evenings you want it closed in.
Flooring
An open porch floor gets rained on, so it's built to drain. Composite or thermally modified wood pitched a touch away from the house, or stone and concrete at grade that steps right onto the lawn.
Ceilings
What you see from the swing. Exposed rafters and beams, painted or stained, add height and show how the porch was built. Beadboard or tongue and groove gives a more finished look, painted haint blue if you love the Southern tradition.
Kitchens & Cooking Spaces
A built-in gas grill or smoker, a weather-rated counter with room for a hot pan, and a sink planned during the build. On an open porch, the smoke drifts off on its own.
Fireplace & Fire Pits
Wood-burning or gas, stone or brick, built into one wall of the porch. Or a fire pit on the patio just off the steps, for the nights that don't need a roof.
Fans, Heating & Lighting
Fans and fixtures rated for rain, radiant heaters that warm the people instead of the open air, and lighting warm enough for dinner.
The Word
4.9 out of 5 · 78 reviews
Every one of these is a real Google review from a Middle Tennessee family. A few are shown here; the rest sit on our Google Business Profile.
The porch company was phenomenal to work with, truly cannot recommend them enough. Their craftsmanship, attention to detail, and communication were top notch. Our whole team was great and made the process so easy. Our porch has turned out better than we could have hoped!
Emilygrace Brandes
Sep 2026
The Porch Company transformed the least used portion of our home to the most used. The entire team from design to final finish did outstanding work and easy to work with. We could not have asked for a better experience with a significant home remodel project. Skip the generalists and use the experts in outdoor living projects. In the end you will be glad you did!
Chris McGimsey
Jun 2026
Really happy with our porch! Beautiful design and craftsmanship, great materials used, no corners cut. Would highly recommend!
Jeff Baum
May 2026
The Options
The right one depends on how you’ll use it. Here’s how we explain the difference.
A roof overhead and the yard all around.
No screens, no glass. A roofline tied into the house so it looks original, and an easy connection to the yard.
Best when
You want shade and shelter, and don’t mind sharing the space with the outdoors.
All of the outdoors, none of the mosquitoes.
Fresh air and natural light, with bugs kept out. The space our clients gravitate to from spring through fall, and well into winter with a fireplace.
Best when
You want to live outside for most of the year.
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The porch that stays a room in March.
Windows that open to screens, so the room stays comfortable on cool days and breezy on warm ones. The space where morning coffee moves outside in March and stays there through November.
Best when
You want the porch feeling, with a longer season on both ends.
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A room of the house, closer to the yard.
Fully insulated, heated and cooled with the house. A true living space that brings the yard into everyday life, all year long.
Best when
You want to use it every day, including January.
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A closer look at each decision, from the roof overhead to the floor the rain reaches first.
Where the porch meets the house.
The pitch, the materials and how the new roof meets the one already on your house. When the slope, trim and shingles line up, the porch looks original, from the street and from the yard.
The question to sit withShould the new roof feel like it was always part of the house, or like a thoughtful addition to it?
The frame around your view.
With nothing in the way, the columns and rails are the porch's architecture. They frame every view from your chair, and retractable screens or shades let you close it in when you want to.
The question to sit withDo you want the porch to frame the yard, or open right onto it?
The surface the rain reaches first.
An open porch floor gets rained on, so it's built to drain and dry quickly. The material also sets how the porch meets the yard.
The question to sit withShould the floor feel like part of the house, or part of the yard?
What you see from the swing.
The ceiling sets how tall and open the porch feels, and it carries the fans, the lights and maybe a swing.
The question to sit withShould the ceiling be a feature or a backdrop?
Where the cookout actually happens.
An open porch suits a grill, since the smoke drifts out the sides. A little prep space turns it into the place where summer dinners happen.
The question to sit withHow often will you actually cook out there?
The decision that stretches your season.
A fire keeps the porch in use well into the cool months. A fireplace gives the porch a centerpiece. A fire pit on the patio below brings the evening out into the yard.
The question to sit withIs tending a fire part of the appeal?
The systems that keep you out there.
On an open porch, fans and lights live in damp air and the occasional sideways rain, so they're chosen for it from the start. A heat source carries the evening into the fall.
The question to sit withWhen will you use the porch most, morning coffee or late dinners?
Common Questions
Something not covered here? Ask us on the first call.
The Rest of the Work
Not every home needs an open-air porch. Here are other ways we help Middle Tennessee families spend more time outside.
A room for spring evenings and summer suppers, without the mosquitoes.
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The first welcome your home offers, and the last place the family says goodnight.
ExploreLight-filled and weather-softened — built for spring through fall.
ExploreA room that stays close to the yard through every Tennessee season.
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Pergolas, cabanas, and pool pavilions that give the yard the finish it deserves.
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The porch you already have, made new for the way you live today.
ExploreAreas We Service
From Belle Meade to Franklin, we know the neighborhoods, the houses and the hillsides. We build within about 30 miles of our West Nashville office. Find your area below, or reach out if you don’t see it listed.
Explore Service AreasStart the Conversation
Every great project starts with a conversation. Tell us what you’ve been imagining, what you want more of at home, and how you hope the space will feel when it’s finished. We’ll take the time to listen, answer your questions, and help you understand what the next step could look like.
