When is a porch a porch

[Bobby Bucks]

I love reviewing reports that label stoops as porches. Even better is when they don't state whether or not a large porch is covered or not. It's one of the easiest ways to turn someone in that you dislike.

 

[GCJim]

I love reviewing reports that label stoops as porches. Even better is when they don't state whether or not a large porch is covered or not. It's one of the easiest ways to turn someone in that you dislike.

This would be funny, except that whatever kind of porch it is, unless extremely large or ornate, likely has no meaningful effect on value.
Sounds like someone could go on a malicious witch hunt, possibly for reasons other than the quality of the report.

I don't think it makes much difference.

 

[chad hampton]

I don't think it matters.

As a general rule, if I can stand in it and throw a baseball outside and have it land on grass, its a patio, cov patio, etc. If the ball bounces back it's a porch, screen porch, encl'd porch, etc. May not be correct to some, but I'm consistent.

Stoop, entry patio, doesn't matter, IMO.

 

[CANative]

Did the original appraiser check on the permits?

 

[CANative]

stoop 2 (stp)
n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
[Dutch stoep, front verandah, from Middle Dutch.]
Regional Note: Originally brought to the Hudson Valley of New York by settlers from the Netherlands, a few items of Dutch vocabulary have survived there from colonial times until the present. Stoop, "a small porch," comes from Dutch stoep; this word is now in general use in the Northeast and is probably spreading. The word olicook, which appears to be dying out, means "doughnut," and comes from Dutch oliekoekliterally, "oil cake." And the Dutch word kill for a small running stream is used throughout New York State.

 

[GCJim]

stoop 2 (stp)
n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
[Dutch stoep, front verandah, from Middle Dutch.]
Regional Note: Originally brought to the Hudson Valley of New York by settlers from the Netherlands, a few items of Dutch vocabulary have survived there from colonial times until the present. Stoop, "a small porch," comes from Dutch stoep; this word is now in general use in the Northeast and is probably spreading. The word olicook, which appears to be dying out, means "doughnut," and comes from Dutch oliekoekliterally, "oil cake." And the Dutch word kill for a small running stream is used throughout New York State.

Good stuff CAN....

 

[RSW]

Good stuff CAN....

I rest my case! Thanks CAN

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

In front it's a porch. In back a patio. Usually.
Covered or open, matters not.

 

[TxArmadillo]

Whatever it is named, did the appraiser verify (if a governmental agency would so require, that is) that it is in place via the permit process?

 

[huntercharlie]

This would be funny, except that whatever kind of porch it is, unless extremely large or ornate, likely has no meaningful effect on value.
Sounds like someone could go on a malicious witch hunt, possibly for reasons other than the quality of the report.

I don't think it makes much difference.

I assumed he was joking. If not, he/she should read Post #15.