Hi guys,

New to this world, but not renos. Been looking around here for ideas to get the heat out of the veranda. It is quite large, 5-6 meters deep and 10 meters across the back of the house with a slight slope, mostly flat from the roofline. The highest point is up near the house and it is enclosed on three sides. Its steel beam and colorbond with three poly sheets mixed in. I bought the house this way, didn't create this design. It is hotter than Alice in Feb, really heats up the double brick.

So I'm thinking of covering it with shade cloth as a not so expensive solution. Would three poly sheets let in that much heat or is it the colorbond too?

And about anchoring the cloth...the colorbond comes right up under the edge of the roof tiles. I was thinking I could drill a hook in the top of the galv beam. What sort of hook would you use? Is there anything made especially for this kind of thing?

Any other suggestions??

cheers

Kaz


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