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What a wonderful idea, building a front porch set of entry stairs out of
concrete and rock. If you notice the skirt of the House is also built
from rock or a rock veneer.
I really like the idea of storage underneath the porch. The only problem
is storage underneath a concrete porch like this is moisture.
If you water the front yard around this rock style porch stairway you
could ruin the stuff you store inside of it from mold and mildew. What
happens is the moisture wicks up from the bottom or the sides of the
concrete or rock faced walls.
This moisture in an unventilated area will tend to settle on what ever
is stored underneath the porch. After a while the moisture will attract
mold and mildew and these are friends you don't want underneath your
rock style porch stairway.
Another thing I like to point out is that though water draining off of
the roof from rain could also create a problem with moisture. Even if
you have a rain gutters and they're directing the water away from the
home, don't forget about the moisture in the soil.
In other words be careful what ever you store in an unventilated or
under ventilated storage area.
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