Here are some terms you might come across whilst organising the construction of your Porch in the Midlands UK.

Eaves

Where the roof overhangs the house wall Bond And MortarMethod or pattern of laying bricks together with the particular bedding material used between the bricks. 

Soldier Course

This is a continuous straight line of upright brickwork. 

Door Canopies

Is a roof over a front door, sometimes supported by posts. Stepped HousesWhere a part of the house is built further forward than another. 

Recessed Doorways

Where the front door sits further back than the rest of the houses front wall,  normally with a roof or a protruding first floor room above.  

Pitched Roof

Where a roof forms the shape of an upside down V. 

Halls Adjoining Houses

Is a pair of attached houses where the front doors are next to each other.