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Does a Glass or Polycarbonate Veranda require foundations?
Any veranda or pergola requires a solid foundation to anchor the support posts/legs to the ground and prevent any movement during high winds. The majority of weight for a wall mounted leaning glass verandah will be supported on the front posts and these need to be totally solid in their fixing points with no movement at all.
For lighter weight polycarbonate verandas you can often install using pre cast concrete blocks or pads, which are positioned into the ground after digging a hole or placed under the appropriate slab on your patio to provide the anchor weight and fixing points for the post brackets.
For heavier and larger systems we would recommend larger concrete bases or foundations at the exact positions for the posts and these can be retro installed underneath patios or grass as required.
Do Glass Verandas get hot underneath?
The simple answer is no, they do not, at least no hotter than if you sat without the glass roof. There is usually full and complete air flow all around a glass roof structure at either side and the front. Only on the very stillest and hottest day of the year (that single day?) you might argue some heat gets trapped underneath the glass maybe, but any heat felt is generally exactly the same as if the glass wasn’t there and is the sun just shining onto you anyway.
Do you supply Glass Extensions?
Yes we do, but not as an ‘extension’ in the traditional sense of the word on a house. The glass structures we offer are generally called glass verandas by most people and create a glass canopy for outside use, fitted against an existing building wall. We have wall mounted but also stand alone glass and polycarbonate roof verandas and now offer a flat roof design as well as the more traditional angled lean to systems.
Do you supply traditional ‘victorian’ style verandas?
Yes we do, the definition and perception of which varies slightly, but is usually a visual detail in the framework and supporting posts. We can offer ‘victorian’ style front support posts on our own range of glass veranda systems which are made to measure and available in almost any colour.
What are the glass veranda systems manufactured from?
Our glass veranda systems are all manufactured using high quality aluminium profile sections and various thickness of safety specific glass, between 8mm and 12mm think depending on the model.
