When budgets are tight and stoops are restricted, a bracket portico can be a smart option. Please keep in mind that while most front stoops are approximately 5 feet wide, bracket porticos measure around 3.5 feet — so they won’t cover the whole stoop. But if your front entry is narrow and you own a wood- or aluminum-sided home, a bracket portico may be the perfect solution for protecting wood, trim, visitors and packages. Because we use load-bearing brackets, the design must be somewhat shallow. Hence, they don’t have the depth that supported porticos enjoy. And the deeper the bracket portico is, the bigger the portico must be to accommodate that depth. Wall sconces are the commonly used for lighting inside a bracket portico. Bracket porticos can usually be constructed in a day.