{"id":16048,"date":"2018-01-05T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozcobp.com\/?p=16048"},"modified":"2021-10-21T17:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:56:22","slug":"updating-a-ranch-style-house-exterior-with-a-front-yard-pergola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozcobp.com\/dev\/updating-a-ranch-style-house-exterior-with-a-front-yard-pergola\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating a Ranch Style House Exterior with a Front Yard Pergola"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ranch style houses are the homes of the American Dream. Also known as ramblers and California ranchers, these are houses that were developed in the 1920s, built during the 1950s and into the 1980s, and, because familiarity breeds contempt, abandoned in the 1990s for a variety of revival homes that have collectively and contemptuously become known as McMansions. <\/span><\/p>\n

But the humble rancher endures, and was actually the first home designed for the modern lifestyle. They\u2019ve been built and refined for over a century, and they\u2019re a staple of the American landscape for a reason. Yet these homes were built in batches, and as a result, they can blend together. It can be hard to make a ranch house stand out or reflect your family\u2019s personality, but updating a ranch style house exterior with a structure like a pergola can change the whole look of a home and give it a unique and sophisticated style.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Versatile Front Yard Pergola<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with construction, you may not be familiar with what exactly a pergola is. They\u2019re simply raised structures with an open roof of rafters or timbers. The word arbor is often used interchangeably with pergola, but an arbor is a totally freestanding structure, while, technically, <\/span>a pergola must be attached to a house<\/span><\/a> or other structure. The term comes from the Italian word <\/span>pergula, <\/span><\/i>meaning projection. These were structures that projected from the walls of a house, creating the look of a Roman villa. Both arbors and pergolas were originally built as a place for climbing vines to grow and cast shade for Renaissance nobility. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today, pergolas are perfect for making a ranch style home stand out, as well as adding a multiple-use space next to the home. Structurally, pergolas are simply beams attached to posts with rafters running on top of the beams. This makes pergolas incredibly flexible, and they can be built to any size, large or small, and in a variety of shapes and styles, such as <\/span>half-circle<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>multi-level<\/span><\/a>. The majority of front yard pergolas project out from above the front entryway. Depending on how your front step is laid out, a front entry pergola can range from just large enough to cover the front stoop to large enough to serve as an impromptu front porch. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Benefits of Updating a Ranch Style House Exterior with a Front Pergola<\/b><\/h3>\n

Why add a pergola to your rancher exterior? There are lots of good reasons to build a pergola, but we\u2019ll list just a few here.<\/span><\/p>\n