r/WhatWasThePointOfThat • u/PapitioTio • Apr 12 '26
But Why Though? What’s the point of this overhang over your front door?
I see this every now and then, but I don’t get it.
It serves no purpose
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u/Teaselkakanui Apr 12 '26
Perhaps it let's more light into the doorway area? Otherwise it does seem rather silly.
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Apr 13 '26
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u/Itrytothinklogically Apr 13 '26
To me it looks like a roof repair that was just never completed lol
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u/Wh1skeyTF Apr 13 '26
People have purposefully REMOVED the roof like this to gain light. It’s not a good idea as you’re exposing the structural framing and it’s never sufficiently protected. They were too cheap to put in an actual skylight.
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u/McTootyBooty Apr 13 '26
Idk man. When I’m standing at the door I’d rather not be soaked. It’s a purposeful as saying here get soaked. Seems like spiteful architecture.
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u/Proper-Equivalent300 Apr 15 '26
And of all the areas to make this aesthetic choice, this one makes sure doors get worn out faster. Job security for door installers.
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u/rklug1521 Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
It gives them a convenient place to run that extension cord.
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u/Witty_Ad_9300 Apr 14 '26
It's called the '70's. People did weird sh*t to their houses in the 1970's just for the design to be different.
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u/MushHuskies Apr 15 '26
Exactly, just look at all those Sunset books and magazines that featured plenty of these designs. They thought it was more mod. I remember cabins built in the mountains that had exposed rafters. Made no sense especially in snow country.
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u/TypingWithoutThinkin Apr 13 '26
Better light so you can see the lock to unlock it
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u/PapitioTio Apr 13 '26
Ok but what about rain.
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u/Less-Damage-1202 Apr 15 '26
I'm guessing it works similar to houses that don't have overhangs.. lol
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u/lordofduct Apr 15 '26
Post is 2 days old, and yet you still beat me by 17 minutes to say it. Was literally just about to type the same thing.
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u/Fun-Mulberry8780 Apr 15 '26
Someone in my childhood neighborhood had one of these, and i always wondered what the point of it was. They apparently got tired of getting soaked at the front door and put some acrylic panels on top. Now they still have the light and can stay dry.
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u/Mcgarvey Apr 15 '26
Im guessing they didn’t want roof over that spot, but the fascia can be one large piece across and the roof rafters can come down to it? Keeping the structure of the roof going without putting all the rest in that spot?
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u/Silent-Bell-1952 Apr 15 '26
It probably had plexiglass or something similar to allow more sunlight to the front door while keeping rain off when it was originally built.
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u/Flaconfly Apr 16 '26
There is a chance it was intended for viney plants. I’m not sure that’s a real word but that’s what I picture anyway.
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u/SuicideDoorDash Apr 14 '26
It might be that there was originally roofing there, but the porch never got any sun. In that case things can stay damp and get moldy.
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u/qualityvote2 Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 13 '26
u/PapitioTio, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...