I find that hard to believe, as well, especially with a 28" lift above finished grade.

The town I grew up in in Central Pennsylvania had two Dutch Colonials from roughly that period, and both had wooden porches - one a rather small "entry way" style and the other one across the whole front of the house.

ealdora,

Kframe19 is correct. They were usually built with wooden porches.

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Hey Porch Guy:

Nice pics. What do you use for your oil finish? I'm refinishing a covered T&G Doug fir porch floor and I'm close to the stage of apply a finish. I want an matte oil finish for the floor. I was contemplating a Watco type finish

Diane

I use Cabot's Spar Varnish Satin Finish. There are other brands that are just as good. Check with your retailer.
This is an oil base product that can be thinned with mineral spirits.
Everyone has different thoughts about how to...
I apply two coats. I thin the frist one with 50% varnish and 50% mineral spirits. I apply this coat liberally to saturate the wood.
When throughly dry, I apply my second coat right out of the can - 100%.
Through the years I have been successful with this method.
I carefully roll on the first coat and brush the edges. The second coat can be done the same way if done carefully with care not to overlap too much or allow to puddle.

All the best,

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Thanks for the tips

Diane

Thanks for the input. Porch Guy what state are you in I would love to have you do our porch.;-)

I'll answer your question - the Porch Guy is in New Jersey. He does great work - he fixed up my old porch.

oldhometara,
I'm curious who you are and want to thank you for the compliments. Please get in touch.

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PorchGuy,
I have a 1910 house with a wrap around screened-in porch.
It is in OK shape...a little sagging in spots, but 95% of it is fine. My question is, I have painted it a few times with a Benjamin Moore floor paint, but it does not wear well and is difficult to keep clean. Any suggestions? it does get wet in heavy rains.

What color is the floor? Are you close to a busy roadway? Do you use the porch alot? What part of the country do you live in? Pets?

The Porchguy

The floor is a light gray. i am not close to a busy roadway and i live in new york. no pets. we use it from may - september