Mono-pitch roof lantern on a veranda: light for your living room

Why a mono-pitch roof lantern on a veranda?

A veranda against the rear wall has a drawback many people only notice after it is built: the living room behind it gets darker. The roof blocks the light that used to come in through the glazed doors. A mono-pitch roof lantern in the veranda roof, just in front of those doors, lets that light through again. The front of the veranda stays solid and gives shade when you sit outside.

If you want the glass to meet the wall directly, with no solid strip in between, a wall-abutting lean-to is the better type. The difference is explained in mono-pitch or wall-abutting lean-to. A free-standing mono-pitch lantern is, however, simpler to connect.

Which size suits a veranda?

For light in the living room, width matters more than depth. A lantern across almost the full width of the glazed doors gives an even strip of light. Up to 5 metres wide is possible without an intermediate bar. The 1, 2 and 3 metre stock sizes are the quickest to deliver.

A veranda roof often already has a slight fall towards the garden. Point the low side of the lantern the same way so the water follows the roof to the gutter at the front. With the standard pitch of 8°, the water drains away quickly.

• Strip of light just in front of the living room doors
• Width matched to the doors, up to 5 m without a bar
• Low side towards the garden and gutter
• Stock sizes of 1, 2 and 3 metres, quick to deliver

Which glass suits a south-facing veranda?

A veranda is usually on the sunny side, and that is where the risk lies. Clear glass above the doors lets a lot of heat through in summer, which also draws into the living room. For glass on the sunny side, DagLichtDesign's advice is therefore solar control glass or shading. How to weigh this up is covered in overheating under a roof lantern. A screen for the roof lantern is an alternative you only lower when needed.

Because people sit under the veranda, laminated safety glass is preferable. If it breaks, it holds together. More on this in safety glass and laminated glass. If the veranda faces north, clear HR++ double glazing is fine.

Delivery, fitting and a quote for your veranda

A made-to-measure lantern is ready from 2 weeks after approval. A specific glass choice, such as solar control or laminated glass, can extend lead time to 8 weeks. Allow for that when planning the veranda. After collection in Barneveld or delivery on a set date, your builder fits it. A rough cost picture is on costs of a roof lantern on a veranda.

• Photo of the veranda and the doors behind it
• Depth and width of the veranda roof
• Orientation to the sun
• Whether you want solar control glass or a screen

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