dooder85 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hi all, Have any of you built or seen a build of the Lily without the porch, i'm trying to picture it in my head as a possible build - the porch is great, but adds to the footprint considerably. Would it just look too plain without it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I haven't built the house. BUT I'm going to chime in anyway - I often think about removing or reducing porches on houses because I'm not into the whole wrap-around thing. That's too much porch for me. The Lily is tough because the front door isn't symmetrical in the way it lines up, and the house is several stories - smaller mansard roof homes can go without the porch easily. But I agree on not wanting that wrap-around. What about reducing the size of the porch? - I really like this house: http://clv.h-cdn.co/assets/15/39/768x576/gallery-1443116855-1015-country-listings-vermont.jpg Here's another reduction in porch: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/55/58/57/555857084b9e212c68fa4020ba347591.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 This is a modified 1/12 Fairfield. I had drawn this up a while ago. Shown here with the porch deleted: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 15 minutes ago, mesp2k said: This is a modified 1/12 Fairfield. I had drawn this up a while ago. Shown here with the porch deleted: I love that. I love seeing things reimagined/reconfigured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooder85 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 I don't know why i keep forgetting about sketchup - i'll start drafting it up tonight lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Since my Lily wants to become a Tuscan villa it's looking like the porch will become a pergola. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 My lily is about to become kindling. I haven't finished, but it's giving me fits. The porch roof doesn't have structure for the rest of the house. If I remember, you will need to cut it off as its part of the floor for first floor. I found super thin wood at Michael's that bends super easy for the 3rd floor roof. Had to get the dormer roof wet to get the right bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I opened Lily and she no longer wants to become a Tuscan Villa (mumble, mumble); fortunately there are shingles in the box (I got it when I thought I'd have time to join the Team Lily build); I'm still planning on a few of the touches I'd worked out for the villa, especially the kitchen. Fortunately the couple I'm building it for (1:12) like it better the way it wants to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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