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REPLACED WITH FABRICATED METAL <br />OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN <br />TRANSITION SPACE TO THE FRONT DOOR <br />NECESSARY <br />MM I Paz I g rum al;�� <br />Wood steps, porch floors, column bases, <br />and railings are usually the first things to <br />deteriorate on historic porches because <br />of their exterior exposure. <br />The follo,wing guidelines are <br />recommended: <br />Keeping a porch and its <br />corresponding features and details in <br />good repair is far less costly than <br />allowing deterioration to continue <br />resulting in the major repair or <br />replacement of large portions of the <br />porch, details, and structure <br />underneath. <br />Retain original material and make <br />repairs that match the original design <br />of the porch floors, columns, railings, <br />brackets, steps, and other character - <br />defining details. <br />While the installation of concrete or <br />brick steps does eliminate some of <br />the maintenance of wood steps, it <br />changes the character of the house. <br />Concrete steps are normally Inot <br />anchored to the original Iporch <br />structure and pull away from the <br />porch, sink, or rotate unless the entire <br />porch has been chainged to concrete. <br />Changing, of porch steps or <br />installation of concrete slab is not <br />recommended. <br />A porch floor that has been lowered <br />changes the step location: to the front <br />door, which can be awkward and <br />unsafe. It also requires a change in <br />the support of any columns the porch <br />design may have had. Retain the <br />original height of the porch. <br />0 If concrete or brick has been <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texasl 06 <br />