The Porch

The Porch is for old house lovers. Learn to restore your historic home with master craftspeople.

Why you should join: Weekly live restoration demos and Q&As, window repair tutorials, a preservation resource library and monthly challenges. Free to join.

The one-liner

A community for old house lovers learning to restore their homes.

What they actually sell

The Porch, run by Scott Sidler, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "A community for old house lovers who want to learn to restore their homes and connect with others." It is free to join. The page lists weekly LIVE restoration demos & Q&As, step-by-step tutorials for window repair, exclusive preservation resource library, and regional networking opportunities. Inside sit 3 courses. The public page keeps the promise practical and specific rather than vague networking talk.

Who pays and why

Hobbyists who want company while they practise, not another lonely tutorial tab. The itch is starting projects and never finishing them alone. They join for peer support and a place to keep practising with others. The Porch is sold as a place to do the work with others, not to collect another login.

Where the members come from

Scott Sidler's YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and website presence appears to feed the room. The Skool community reads as the member back end for people already drawn to that work. Exact follower counts stay off the public page.

What's holding it back

If live energy fades, members who came for company will treat it as another course tab.

Steal this

Run a hobby community around weekly making together, not only a content library.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other skill hobbies with weekly making together. Weak for passive content libraries.