Late-1800s Home — Custom Porch Columns

The original porch had plain metal posts that did not match the character of this late-1800s home. Daltonn’s Painting & Handyman Services designed and built custom column wraps, then prepared and painted the new work as part of the home’s restoration.

Finished front porch of the late-1800s Terrell home with white custom columns and red entry doors — Finished custom porch columns

HomeLate 1800sProject typeHistoric-home restorationOriginal conditionPlain metal postsWorkCustom wraps + finish

The project

Bring the porch columns back into the home’s architectural story.

Plinth-style bases, built-out trim, and layered crown details gave the porch stronger architectural character while connecting the columns to the restored exterior, blue porch ceiling, and finished entry.

Historic historic porch with the original plain metal posts before custom column wraps were built — **Before**Plain metal posts along the historic porch

Finished historic historic porch with painted custom column wraps along the full porch — **Finished**Custom wrapped columns, built-out trim, and painted details

Design + construction

Not a stock post. A column profile built for this porch.

The new wraps were developed around the proportions and character of the home, then assembled through the base, shaft, trim, and crown before the finish work began.

Daltonn’s Painting and Handyman Services work area during custom porch column construction — **Work setup**Material and cutting at the home

Custom wood porch column wraps being constructed around the former metal-post locations — **Wrap construction**Custom wood wraps built in place

Unpainted custom porch column wrap with built-out trim, plinth base, and layered crown detail — **Trim profile**Plinth, built-out trim, and crown before paint

Close view of a finished white custom porch column and plinth-style base — Finished plinth-style base and painted column wrap

Architectural detail

The shape came from layers—not one piece of trim.

The finished columns combine several deliberate details that separate a basic cover from restoration-minded carpentry.

Replaced the visual effect of plain metal porch posts with custom wood column wraps
Built plinth-style bases at the bottom of the columns
Added built-out trim work through the column profiles
Created layered crown details with 1x material and inverted base-cap molding
Caulked and primed the completed carpentry
Painted the wraps and trim for a clean exterior finish

Finished porch

Custom columns that belong with the home.

The completed white wraps connect the blue porch floor and ceiling, dark trim, red entry, and the rest of the restored exterior.

Finished porch corner showing the painted custom columns, trim, blue ceiling, and blue floor — Column and porch-corner view

Person standing on the completed porch beside the finished custom column wraps — Completed porch and column scale

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Late-1800s Home — Custom Porch Columns

Bring the porch columns back into the home’s architectural story.

The shape came from layers—not one piece of trim.

See more painting, repair, and restoration work.

Show Daltonn what does not fit the house yet.