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[quote=Anonymous]We have a giant screened porch that the prior owner added when expanding the (originally 1500 ft) house. We originally planned to enclose it and expand the small original kitchen into it and maybe add an office. But we've enjoyed it so much, and use it so much, that we decided to just deal with a small kitchen (even though I cook twice a day). The kids (lower elementary) love it. They spend a ton of time out there. We put a hammock on the porch, so they are always using that or camping chairs, and we have a beat-up old dining room table and chairs out there that the kids use to do messy art activities. Kinetic sand, painting, those archeology kits that create tons of sand - all done outside on the porch. We eat dinner out there on the nights we use the grill, and any time we have family or friends over, they love eating on the porch. Needless to say it was also very useful during covid. We moved here in early 2021 and all social activities were conducted on the porch, even in summer and winter, for at least a year. And we use it even when it rains - it's big enough that you can push the furniture back a bit and not be in the direct line of rain unless the wind is very strong.

That said, not sure I'd have built it just for resale. Build it only if you yourself will use it! It will be a bonus for buyers but probably not a "must have."[/quote]

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