Who can rebuild a porch?

Rob Pate does excellent work up here and also lives up here. I know several people he’s done porch work for, and am sure he can give good references, too. His business is Fair & Square, and his business card shows two phone numbers – 344-0008 and 350-0969 (I think one is cell number, other is office number). I would most definitely give him a call. I’ve seen porches he’s restored in the historic district, and done an excellent job on them.

The other contractor who is recommended up here is David Cooley, he owns Restoration Builders of Va. Inc. (RBVa), office phone is 649-2162. He also lives here, as well as having an office here. But he may have other bigger jobs at the moment, as he tends to do whole house renovations; you might call him anyway to see if a crew member or two wants to moonlight doing a porch.

And your technical terminolgy sounds fine to me! You’ll most likely learn even more during the porch renovation – please post here when it’s done!

Savoy and RBVa are both great. Add to the list Jon Lillyman, who rebuilt my back porch, and re-used most of the original materials. He’s a true craftsman. Matt Elmes does great work also, and he lives in the neighborhood.

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I second Rob Pate. He rehabbed my front porch and popped out my back deck.
Good work.

Go with Pate. I’ve known him for 30 years. He’s a stand-up guy.

Also, I will post before and after pics! Yay!