Just wondering what's the difference between a porch, a patio, a lanai, and a terrace?

1. Hi Contessa,

   A porch has a covered roof or ceiling and may be on the front or rear of a house .
   A patio is the same as a lanai; and is a single uncovered platform (usually made of brick or stone) on the rear of a house.
   A terrace is technically a series of patios that are linked, with each tier either raised or lowered in a staircased fashion

2. they allways refered to lani as a screened room - in florida

   all other allready answered!

3. A porch is usually enclosed, with windows, and sometimes have heat in it, and you can sit in the porch, a patio is usually on a second floor, and is surrounded by a fence.
4. 1. porch - covered entrance to a building
   patio - paved usu. roofless area adjoining a house, inner roofless 2. court in a Spanish or Spanish-American house.
   3. lanai - ?
   4. terrace - flat area made on a slope for cultivation, level paved area next to a house, row of houses built in one block of uniform style, tiered standing accommodation for spectators at a sports ground

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