Yes, agreed. Part of the reason we are adding porch is to cover up stain from chimney on the roof. We are also refacing chimney and painting house.

Have someone create drawings showing how the house will look with the new porch and new colors.

Hiding the chimney behind it might require sliding it toward the single window instead of the triple. The roof pitch of the gable might need to increase to cover the chimney too. Don't know if that would interfere with the efficiency of the chimney or not.

Can you post a photo taken further back so the entire front of the house can be considered? What are the rooms behind the windows you’re thinking of including in the porch? If it’s a bedroom on the left, I’d be more inclined to shift it to the right where it looks like it’s a living area.

Yes the 3 windows is a living area. The left is a mudroom.

Does anyone know how I get a drawing made like PPF suggested?

Hi Rez. What did you end up going with?