Learn practical insights and techniques for building or upgrading a porch roof that’s both sturdy and stylish.

It’s the roof that defines the feeling of shelter — a threshold between exposure and comfort, sky and hearth.

April Wilkerson builds a covered porch with clear roof panels for light and protection.

The view from Daughter No. 3’s front porch is one straight out of a magazine – verdant pastures dotted with tan Belgian draft horses and black-and-white Holsteins; a pond; and a curvy, hilly road that ...