Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Timber or steel veranda 7Feb 05, 2012 9:16 am We thought of that as well, I think a major benefit is that there is an escape for wind pressure (the breeze). The issue is that we aren't comfortable with the installer touching the roof, we need a 5.5m x 5m roof area, he mentioned 2 posts through 2 tiles into the beam, and than 3 posts into the ground at the front. He will use silicone to seal up the broken tiles, no mentioning of boots. Roughly how much did they quoted for your verandah? These guys are asking $100/m², does it sound right? I need to watch out if it's too cheap. But they installed one at my parents house and workmanship seems ok. Re: Timber or steel veranda 8Feb 05, 2012 11:55 am Personally i would go steel. and i would align it under the gutter. i only say that because at our old house we had a large pitched pergola, and if we had anything heavier than a shower the gutters couldn't cope with two roofs coming into one gutter, so if you align it underneath, it will catch gutter overflow, and send it to the gutter on the opposite side Re: Timber or steel veranda 9Feb 05, 2012 5:12 pm peter1 The issue is that we aren't comfortable with the installer touching the roof, we need a 5.5m x 5m roof area, he mentioned 2 posts through 2 tiles into the beam, and than 3 posts into the ground at the front. He will use silicone to seal up the broken tiles, no mentioning of boots. Roughly how much did they quoted for your verandah? These guys are asking $100/m², does it sound right? I need to watch out if it's too cheap. But they installed one at my parents house and workmanship seems ok. You definitely need the boot; we have it for our deck/balcony (well, it's a deck which happens to be also 2.5m off the ground at the highest), as well as the tubing for the electric cable for our roof solar panel install. And it was also with plenty of silicon around. I was impressed that they managed to drill the tiles without breaking them, but we have concrete, which the solar guys apparently like as they are less likely to break. What he proposed sounds about right; there is less wind pressure, so you don't have the problem of having great strength. Ours is 5 x 2m, and uses two post through the tiles, and two posts onto the ground for the roof (more for the deck of course). We paid a lot for ours, probably way over the odds as we later found out. It was $400/m2 at the time for the roofing alone, same again for the hardwood deck with steel framing, plus extra for the rails; admittedly it was up to 2.5m off the ground in parts and we are in Sydney. i think option 2 is much better with easy access to the garden without having to walk through the new sunroom which makes it a better room for guests and TV .a simple… 2 8227 There may be answers here but can't find anything. I have a closed in veranda, four windows. North facing, just had sunblock blinds installed. A bit cooler (actually… 0 2977 Hi I am wanting some opinions about the build of a steel shed I am going to get one about 4.5 x 2.5 m steel shed and the height will be about 2.3-2.4m high The one I am… 0 14442 |