We want to cover and provide shading for the area in front of the roof extension of our house with a glass and metal structure. It will be an add-on roof construction with an electric blind for shading. The structure basically consists of just two posts, connected horizontally to each other and at the contact point on the roof. In total, we are talking about 10.5 m² (113 ft²) of roof glass with 10 mm (0.4 inches) thick glass. We have obtained two quotes and were taken aback by the prices. The total comes to €23,000–26,000, WITHOUT installation of the point foundations for the two supports and without electrician work. We had previously expected total costs to be about half that amount. Is this the well-known “corona supply chain tradesman shortage—I can pick my jobs” surcharge, or have material prices really exploded as the two providers tell us (glass has doubled since the start of the year, aluminum supposedly as well)?
djtndjtn schrieb:
Hello Katja, thanks for your note about the south side; that is exactly our problem, so I’m back to considering metal. I’m not sure when you paid the 26k, probably some time ago. Here is our offer from August 16, 2021, which we accepted.
Here is a picture of how it looked in the end:
The tiles are still missing here—they have since been installed—and the cables are still lying around. The gutter is not yet covered, so it’s not completely finished. As you can see, we made a concrete slab for the terrace. That simplified a lot for the tracks and everything else. Back then, it wasn’t that expensive either. 😉
The tiles are still missing here—they have since been installed—and the cables are still lying around. The gutter is not yet covered, so it’s not completely finished. As you can see, we made a concrete slab for the terrace. That simplified a lot for the tracks and everything else. Back then, it wasn’t that expensive either. 😉
Pacmansh schrieb:
Are there certain dimensions that should be followed to avoid unnecessary costs? Awning widths/depths or similar?As far as I know, these components are custom-made. There are mainly structural limitations. I’m not entirely sure, but from about 6m (20 feet) in width, you probably need an additional support in the middle. For depths over 3m (10 feet), a building permit/planning permission is required here, which also incurs some costs. The awnings also have a maximum width—I don’t remember exactly. I believe at 6m (20 feet) you already need two of them.