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Porches & piazzas

The room Charleston lives in.

A Charleston single house is turned sideways to catch the breeze on its piazzas. They take more sun and rain than any other part of the house, and they get used every day.

Haint Blue / Porches & piazzas
Rocking chairs on a long white porch

Porch prices.

01
Porch ceiling

Haint blue or your color, prep and two coats.

per ceiling
$650–1,600
02
Porch floor

Scraped, primed, porch and floor enamel.

per floor
$900–2,400
03
Railings and balusters

Per run, hand-brushed.

per run
$350–900
04
Full piazza, one level

Ceiling, floor, columns, rails.

typical
$2,800–6,500

Read on.

HaintWhy porch ceilings are blueThe tradition.HumiditySalt & humidityWhy porches peel.ColorsColorsThe palette.
Chairs on a columned porch looking out to trees
Wicker furniture on a white porch with green shutters
A yellow porch with columns and a brick walk
A brick house with a white portico and steps

A ceiling the color of the sky.

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Sixteen pages: a Charleston color library, lead-safe practices for pre-1978 houses, the city’s BAR color-change process, and prep written so a homeowner can compare three bids.

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