Porch Columns
Fiberglass composite porch columns are one of our most popular products. They are made of a combination of marble dust, fiberglass and resin. We offer round and square porch columns in several architectural styles.
For example, our round fiberglass columns are available straight or tapered, smooth or fluted. While our square fiberglass columns come with a smooth flat surface. You may choose from, raised panel, recessed panel, panel pedestal post, fluted as well as tapered Craftsman column.
Decorative Column Capitals
Decorative column capitals come is a variety of architectural orders including, Doric, Roman Ionic, Scamozzi, Roman Corinthian, Temple of Winds and the Tuscan.
Column capitals sit on top of the column shaft and the height of the capital must be taken into account when measuring your final overall height.
The most common decorative column capital and base style is the Tuscan style. The Tuscan style cap & base slide over the shaft. They add no height. The height of the porch columns are easily trimmed in the field by cutting at the bottom of the shaft with a carbide or diamond tip blade.
First Class BP porch columns can be delivered whole, or split, to wrap around a structural porch post. Other options are split as pilasters on a wall, or, engaged as part of the wall.
Our fiberglass composite columns come unfinished. We recommend using a high quality acrylic latex paint get the achieved finish most home owners are looking for.
Learn More On Porch Columns
A porch column or pillar in architecture is a structural element that transfers the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a porch column is a compression member. The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of the column) with a capital and a base or pedestal which is made of stone, fiberglass or other composite material.
A small wooden or metal support is typically called a porch post, and supports with a rectangular or other non-round section are usually called piers. For the purpose of wind or earthquakes, fiberglass composite porch columns may be designed to resist lateral forces. Porch columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of roof, walls or ceilings rest. In architecture, “column” refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. An architectural column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are “engaged”, that is to say form part of a wall.
First Class Building Products porch columns offer the homeowner and/or contractor a high quality cost effective architectural element suited for the exterior and/or the interior of your home or business.
Contact First Class BP Today! Our customers come first and our quality stands the test of time. We look forward to helping you make your next a project a success. Learn More: Round Columns | Square Columns