t Veranda Living we do not believe in compromise. An example of this can be seen by the way we manufacture the decorative steel frame. This photo shows a part finished roof section of a veranda, as you can see the roof frame is built up in steel; we do not simply rely on the glazing bars to support the glass roof. This has two distinct advantages, firstly the roof is much stronger so we are able to manufacture much larger hips and straight sections without compromising structural integrity. If fact the steel frame means that you could walk on the glazed roof by spreading your weight across several glazing bars, although this is NOT recommended for obvious reasons. The second more important reason is that the roof structure looks more solid and it therefore more aesthetically pleasing. If you were to only use glazing bars, the roof can have a ‘flimsy’ appearance which does not tie in well with the solid appearance of the veranda frame.

eranda Living always recommend 6mm toughened glass, although we are not limited to this. Toughened glass comes in two types; Clear (offered as standard) and opti-float glass (grey, artic blue & bronze tint). The opti-float glass reduces UV transmission by around 85%, reduces solar radiant heat transmission and also has a coloured tint. The advantages of toughed glass are that it is scratch resistant and has rounded, smooth edges which add to the quality feel of the veranda.
The maximum length of toughened glass available is 3.1m or 4.0m for additional cost. Any length above this will use aluminium joining piece to join the two length of glass together.

Another option for the toughened glass is the addition of a self cleaning polymer layer. This layer helps keep the glass clean.

oughened glass can only be used in sections around 600mm wide (2ft) before it begin to deflect under its own weight. As a result glazing bars are used to support the glass along the edges.

We offer two types of glazing bar as a standard, aluminium and lead covered heritage glazing bars. The aluminium glazing bars are supplied by Standard Patent Glazing and are in our opinion the best glazing bars available in the UK. These bars can be powder coated in any colour which adds protection as well as colour to the bars. The heritage glazing bar is a steel core encased in a lead sleeve.

These bars are more expensive than the aluminium bars and will also increase lead time from order to installation, they are however the more elegant than the aluminium bars.