If you have the outside space available and enjoy sitting out sometimes during the day or evening, it makes sense to fit a verandah to bridge the inside of your home with the world outside. When you picture a verandah, you'll probably conjure up images of traditional versions with wood or tiled roofs, but don't make the mistake of assuming they are the only options. Instead, you should strongly consider adding a glass-roofed verandah to your home, and here are just four reasons why.
1. Fantastic Views
Probably the best thing about having a glass verandah roof is getting transparent coverage. You'll be able to sit back with no visual break between yourself and the sky above, so you'll be free to recline in a chair or lounger and take in the clouds as they saunter slowly by. You'll even be able to watch light rain come down without getting wet yourself.
2. Plenty of Natural Light
It can sometimes get a little dim under a traditional verandah roof. You'll tend to rely heavily on artificial light, and that's never as nice as what comes from the sun. Since glass roofs don't block out the sun, your verandah can be full of natural light during the day. There won't be any shadows lurking in corners, and you'll find the area below your verandah feeling airier and more open.
3. Flexible Coverage
While taking in the sky above and enjoying the natural light can certainly be great, you might be thinking that one point of a verandah is being able to sit in the shade when the sun is shining down its hardest. That's certainly true, but it doesn't put glass verandahs out of the running. You can fit them with blinds and other types of cover that can be pulled to keep out the light and heat or opened when you want to see the sky. You can also leave them partially down to form a happy medium, which isn't going to be possible with other verandah roof materials.
4. Low Cost
Adding a verandah to your home is never going to cost pennies, but you can at least keep your costs to a minimum by choosing glass. A glass verandah roof is simple enough to install and doesn't require much in the way of raw materials. Building and supporting a more traditional verandah roof is more expensive, both in terms of materials and labour costs. Maintenance also tends to be more expensive with traditional roofs.
Welcome to my blog! My name is Kitty and today I would like to talk to you about a very important topic. That topic is construction. Not many people are very interested in the construction industry. They only become interested when they need work carried out on their property. However, this lack of understanding can cause real problems. When I hired a team of contractors, I made sure that I spent the time to get to know them. I asked lots of questions about what they were doing and I learnt an awful lot. I hope this blog helps you during your construction job.