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The Difference Between Flat and Sloped Roofs

It’s easy enough to look up and spot the difference between a flat and a sloped roof. But do you know how these two roof types stack up against each other? Learn more about how flat and sloped rank on durability, maintenance, and more.

Flat Roofs

Looking for a modern & luxury garden veranda? Enjoy your garden in style with a flat roof veranda! It is uniquely designed to help rainwater flow down to a drainage pipe. Flat roofs benefit homes where you might not have the space between the ground floor and first floor for a sloped roof.

PROS OF FLAT ROOFS

Picking a flat roof comes with its own benefits over a sloped roof

Here are some pros of flat roofs:

Saves space and allows you to build where space is at a premium
Modern design allows rainwater to drain down the side and prevent pooling
Flat roofs can trap heat better, making them temperate all year round and perfect to use during winter
A flat roof gives you more options when attaching it to a wall including allowing you to construct a free standing flat roof veranda against a wall rather than your home

Sloped Roofs

A sloped roof is the traditional choice for a veranda. Perfect for homes with a large area between the ground floor and first floor window. A sloped roof allows more sunlight in your veranda but also allows heat to escape creating a much cooler room to be enjoyed on warm days.

PROS OF Sloped ROOFS

A sloped roof has some notable benefits over the flat roof veranda

Here are some pros of sloped roofs:

A sloped roof allows more light to enter the space
A sloped roof is better ventalated and allows heat to escape more easily which is beneficial in the summer
A sloped roof is very complementary to your home's style
Sloped roof helps water drain quicker into the durable guttering and prevents pooling on the windows

Why Choose A Garden Veranda?

Significant enhancement to your living pleasure
Enjoy your garden all year long
Ideal protection for your garden furniture & accessories
Less framework maintenance due to protection from weather influences
Valuable investment, a veranda increases the value of your property
Your home remains cool in summer and less heat is lost during winter
A veranda adds an exquisite touch to your garden
No building permit is necessary in most cases

Create the ideal outdoor entertaining and dining area with a Garden Veranda

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The Outdoor Scene Expert Plus Sloped Garden Veranda With Polycarbonate Roof

The Outdoor Scene Expert Plus Sloped Veranda is equipped with an extra-strong gutter, which makes it possible to have garden verandas of larger dimensions resting on only two posts. Not only gives a better view, but it also creates more space what gives you more options to set up the room underneath as desired.

With the Expert Edition you can choose from two standard types of Polycarbonate roofing

Types of Polycarbonate Roofing:

Available colours:

The Outdoor Scene Expert Plus Sloped Garden Veranda With Glass Roof

Do you aspire an ultimate free view and light? Then the Expert Plus Sloped Veranda With 8mm Laminated Glass Roof is the one for you! The clear glass ensures abundant natural light, giving the already spacious garden veranda an even more spacious appearance. In addition, the glass roofing enhances light and luxurious look. Because of the extra durable gutter and the glass roofing you can enjoy a maximum unobstructed view.

Available colours:

Installation charge is subject to a site survey. Please allow circa €2500-€2950 for installation.

Prices do not include any electrical supply or connection.

Prices may vary depending on location, access, obstructions and other site conditions.

For your ideal veranda, and to suit any outdoor entertaining area – The Outdoor Scene has the right advice, and the best products to suit. We now accept enquiries for verandas nationwide. There will be surplus charges for outside of the Dublin and surrounding counties for installations. Contact us today for a no obligation quote to suit your needs. We will get back to you with the quotation within 3-5 working days.

The Outdoor Scene Wall Fixed Edition Garden Veranda With Flat Glass Roof

The Outdoor Scene Wall Fixed Edition Veranda With Flat Glass Roof has an optically flat 8 mm laminated glass roof. The roof is placed in a minimal slope, so that water can easily be drained through the posts. Around the roof, a robust edge is placed, making the roof optically flat. The Flat Roof Edition is supplied standard with a modern fat edge cover with 5 cm overhang. There is also the option to equip the garden veranda with a flat or round cap cover with 22 cm overhang.

The elegant Flatroof Edition veranda can be combined extremely well with a modern home or bungalow.

The benefits of a Flat Roof Edition

Less dependent on height: Flatroof Edition has a minimal sloping roof, this hardly affects the depth of your porch. This makes this porch very suitable for homes where there is little room to attach the porch, such as bungalows or homes with low gutters.
Extra strong gutter: The strong gutter allows the Flatroof Edition to be built up to 600 cm wide, on just two posts.
No gable required: this ensure a sleek appearance.
Integrated drainage system: Despite the optically flat roof, rainwater flows effortlessly to the gutter. And to ensure that the water is also drained from the gutter, the Flatroof Edition does not have one, but two integrated drainage systems!

Available Colours

Installation charge is subject to a site survey

Prices do not include any electrical supply or connection.

Prices may vary depending on location, access, obstructions and other site conditions.

The Outdoor Scene Free Standing Edition Garden Veranda With Flat Glass Roof

No veranda can be attached to your home, but you have an ideal place to sit in your garden? A free-standing construction allows you to create a garden veranda separate from your home.

Pictured: The Outdoor Scene Free Standing Edition Veranda With Flat Glass Roof and Optional Glass Doors

The benefits of a Flat Roof Edition

Less dependent on height: Flatroof Edition has a minimal sloping roof, this hardly affects the depth of your porch. This makes this porch very suitable for homes where there is little room to attach the porch, such as bungalows or homes with low gutters.
Extra strong gutter: The strong gutter allows the Flatroof Edition to be built up to 600 cm wide, on just two posts.
No gable required: this ensure a sleek appearance, but it is also extra cost-effective, because you do not need an extra extension.
Integrated drainage system: Despite the optically flat roof, rainwater flows effortlessly to the gutter. And to ensure that the water is also drained from the gutter, the Flatroof Edition does not have one, but two integrated drainage systems!
Expand to a garden room: Protect yourself against wind and rain with a side and / or front wall, provide your veranda with lighting or extend the Flatroof Edition to a luxury garden room with patio doors, sliding doors or glass sliding walls.
Add lighting: The edge covers with 22 cm overhang can be expanded with an LED strip, which is placed sunk in a notch, in the edge cover. The supplied LED profile provides a beautiful spreaded light.

With the Flatroof Edition you can choose from two standard types colours:

Installation charge is subject to a site survey.

Prices do not include any electrical supply or connection.

Prices may vary depending on location, access, obstructions and other site conditions.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR veranda

With Weinor’s Immense range of patterns and frame colours. You can customize your
Patterns and Frame Colours are available to browse in these links or call into our store to view our sample books.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

The Benefits of a Veranda

Standard and/or customized construction for every house
3 standard colours and all RAL colours possible (surcharge)
Unique price performance ration
Extra strong gutter profile that can easily withstand the vagaries of the Irish weather and suits the style of your home
Polycarbonate or glass roofing
Easy to expand to a garden room
Option to install LED Lighting, which allows to enjoy the veranda longer at night and make it look even more attractive

Unlike an awning, our verandas can withstand winds in excess of 117kph and a snow load of 65kg per m2. so you do not have to worry about the weather. Our garden verandas are manufactured according to strict German building regulations and are therefore strong, secure and robust.

The Outdoor Scenes Verandas are not only aesthetically enhancing your property, you can be assured that this tried and trusted Veranda system fitted by our professional team with over 12 years experience, will last a lifetime.

Unique selling points of a veranda construction

Strong and safe: the verandas sold by The Outdoor Scene are made of high quality aluminium. Aluminium is very durable, does not discolour and is of low maintenance.
Extra stability: standard 3 mm thick gutter for extra stability.
Perfectly finished front view: our standard 14 cm in height gutters offers that perfectly finished front view for your veranda.
Maximum support: the roofing is supported by four sides of rubbers.
Attention to details: aluminum cover profiles for roofing and sides presents a uniformed, finished look.
Invisible drainage: the drainage is standard integrated in the leg stand.

Why choose a garden veranda?

Significant enhancement to your living pleasure
Enjoy your garden all year long
Ideal protection for your garden furniture & accessories
Less framework maintenance due to protection from weather influences
Valuable investment, a veranda increases the value of your property
Your home remains cool in summer and less heat is lost during winter
A veranda adds an exquisite touch to your garden
No building permit is necessary in most cases

WHY WORK WITH US

12 Years Experience

We have been installing garden verandas since 2010, and we have a proven track record, both commercially and domestically.

Premium Customer Service

Questions about verandas? Our friendly Customer Service Team & professional Veranda Installers are there to help!

Showroom Open Everyday

Selected verandas, sliding glass doors & awnings are displayed in our Dublin showroom. We are open seven days a week!

OUR PROJECTS

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The best of the best but only for those with deep pockets. A fantastic store offering high end garden furniture and barbecues but be sure to bring your wallet, this is not for those looking for something cheap and cheerful. The staff are incredibly helpful and knowledgable and I love visiting, sadly usually only for some Weber BBQ accessories. When (yes when) I won the lotto I’ll be back to fully kit out my outdoor garden kitchen!

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2022-12-03

This is an all round seasonal shop in goatstown,just down from the goat pub,clearly christmas so packed to the roof with seasonal decorations,trees,lights,everything you could want and more,I strolled around while everyone did there thing,beautiful stuff to be honest,from old style hanging decorations to modern day,every size of tree you could wish for,who knew so many lights in all sizes and shapes,great wee spot if in need pop in have a look.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

‘’Couldn’t recommend The Outdoor Scene highly enough for their verandas and garden rooms. Eamonn and his team offered an excellent level of customer service from the initial consultation, to the site visit and finally the delivery and installation. Patrick and his team did an amazing job installing the veranda, patio and building a bespoke wall to finish the entire project to an exceptional level. We look forward to spending a lot of time in our new garden room.‘’
– Linda T, Dublin

“I wanted to pass on my appreciation (..). It’s not often one comes across as professional, helpful and friendly tradesmen as Damien and Daniel.”

– Finta M, Dublin

“We recently moved into a new house and were looking for a veranda type of roof, attached to the house, to cover a reasonable area in the back garden. We wanted a strong enough construction but at the same time not to overshadow the kitchen (as it is north facing and not quite sunny). I was happy to find out that Outdoor scene were able to provide all that and make a glass roof instead of polycarbonate. That gave us the desired see through effect we were looking for. Eamonn visited us and explained everything in detail. He also managed to tailor the construction to fit our needs. Although there was a delay with the part’s delivery from Germany ( due to transport problem outside the Outdoor Scene control), Eamonn and John were very helpful and walked a second mile to make sure we were well looked after. “

“Now we are looking into the possibility of adding walls (?glass) to the roof so that this space may be even more enjoyable. “

Thank you Eamonn, John, Patrick and Michal and all the team of Outdoor Scene”
– Petar & Lina, Co. Dublin

‘’ We are delighted with the result. Thank you all so much. It has been such a pleasure dealing with you from start to finish and we would have no problem recommending you to anyone. The three lads who did the installation were a pleasure and are top class workers.”
– Eileen D, South Dublin

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The Difference Between Flat and Sloped Roofs

Flat Roofs

PROS OF FLAT ROOFS

Here are some pros of flat roofs:

Sloped Roofs

PROS OF Sloped ROOFS

Here are some pros of sloped roofs:

Why Choose A Garden Veranda?

Create the ideal outdoor entertaining and dining area with a Garden Veranda

The Outdoor Scene Expert Plus Sloped Garden Veranda With Polycarbonate Roof

With the Expert Edition you can choose from two standard types of Polycarbonate roofing

Types of Polycarbonate Roofing:

Available colours:

The Outdoor Scene Expert Plus Sloped Garden Veranda With Glass Roof

Available colours:

The Outdoor Scene Wall Fixed Edition Garden Veranda With Flat Glass Roof

The benefits of a Flat Roof Edition

Available Colours

The Outdoor Scene Free Standing Edition Garden Veranda With Flat Glass Roof

The benefits of a Flat Roof Edition

With the Flatroof Edition you can choose from two standard types colours:

CUSTOMIZE YOUR veranda

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

The Benefits of a Veranda

Unique selling points of a veranda construction

Why choose a garden veranda?

WHY WORK WITH US

12 Years Experience

Premium Customer Service

Showroom Open Everyday

OUR PROJECTS

Google Reviews From Our Customers

What Our Customers Are Saying

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