The Coastal Oak's home seen from the front

The Coastal Oak’s front porch

Charleston, SC

Moisture and time had taken their toll on Amy’s Charleston front porch. She wanted to recapture the classic style and memories made on her grandparents’ porch, but rotting, splintering, peeling paint, and endless maintenance led her to want something something better—TimberTech.

Meet Amy, from The Coastal Oak

“Our home looks brand new, and it will continue to look that way for years to come.”

– Amy

Amy Romfro is a native Carolinian, mother of three, and a lover of all things décor and design. Her popular blog, The Coastal Oak, showcases her smart, beautiful, and often thrifty home design projects. For the front porch, Yardzen renderings helped bring her vision to life and TimberTech Decking and Railing help ensure it will last a lifetime.

Amy's home from the front

The full-width front porch is the grand entryway to the house, a significant part of the façade, and an important outdoor living space for the family.

Amy's front porch railing and stairs before the update, the top rail shape and color clashed with the railing posts and infill.

Before: Dark top rails, trim, and stair treads as well as heavy balusters weighed down the front view of the house.

Amy's front porch railing and stairs after the update, the top rail shape and color have been updated to match in color and style.

After: TimberTech’s airy balusters and white top rail keep the focus on the house itself.

Amy's front porch boards before the update, the boards were dirty, uneven, and showed signs of serious wear.

Before: Deteriorating porch ﬂoorboards gave the grand entrance to the home an unwelcome look. The mixture of colors on the porch were not harmonious.

Amy's front porch boards after the update, the boards looked much brighter and laid perfectly flat.

After:

TimberTech Porch boards in Coastline

added a weathered, not but worn appearance, keeping with the character of the house. Crisp white railing, columns, and shutters brightened up the entrance and reﬂect a classic Southern outdoor space.

Close up shot of the leg of a rocking chair on the porch built with Coastline boards

The TimberTech front porch is a relaxing gathering place whose look harmonizes with the rest of the home.

Close up photo of a woven mat atop the gray porch boards

Amy’s appreciation for natural textures and appearances extends to her furniture, textiles and more. Her TimberTech Coastline Porch Boards have natural appeal that complements her style.

Angled aerial shot of Amy's new stairs

The Premier top rail and post and cap treatments reinforce the traditional appearance for this historic Charleston home and add a pleasing contrast with the porch and stair surface.

Amy's stairs before the update, paint peels off the steps and rotting wood chips off.

Before: The original porch and stairs experienced paint peeling, chipping, and wood rot. This was more than a cosmetic issue, it meant possible structural and safety hazards.

Amy's stairs after the update, the colors are crisp and the stairs are free from chipping and rotting

After:

The classic design of TimberTech Porch and Railing will look beautiful for decades. High-tech materials mean no moisture issues, low-maintenance, and no painting ever.