The original front porch was too narrow for even a small chair to look realistic, so I created a rough mockup to get an idea of how large I wanted the front porch to be.

As I assembled the main house foundation, I added some supports for the larger front porch.

I glued a piece of wood to the main floor to extend the front edge of the porch.  I then painted the surface black so that when the final boards are attached any surface showing through will look like spaces between the boards.

Here in the new mockup, you can see that I will be altering the second floor by moving one of the walls forward.  This will not only give me more room on the inside on the second floor but it will also eliminate a large flat roof on top of the porch.  Also, I applied the egg carton stone on the added porch foundation even though I knew I would most likely end up covering it up with lattice work or another type of finishing when I installed the final porch.  I just didn't want to have to come back and apply it later in case I came up with a different idea.

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When installing the boards, I first created a new threshold that would elevate the front door so it would sit flush.

I then framed the outer edge of the porch before measuring and cutting boards (I used Houseworks 3/8" x 1/8" strip wood).

Here is the porch with the new boards; I haven't glued them in place just yet.  I am still deciding what color to paint, and I want the option to paint before I install.  In the meantime, to keep from getting them confused, the boards are numbered sequentially on the underside.

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