Menu path

Construct Roof > Simple Verandah

The Simple Verandah command creates straight or bullnose verandahs by selecting wall alignment lines and configuring parameters like width, height, pitch, and end treatments.

🔧 How to create a simple verandah

Click the Simple command option in the Construct Roof menu
Select successive lines which define the wall alignment of the verandah. These lines need not be connected but they must intersect
When you have finished selecting the wall lines, click the right mouse button
The first line remains highlighted - click anywhere on the side you want the verandah
The Verandah Defaults dialog will display - configure your parameters (see table below)
Click Preview to see the resulting verandah before committing
Adjust values as needed, then click Insert to create the verandah

🧾 Verandah parameters

Field	Description
Roof type	Choose the material category: Tiles, Shingle, Shake, Metal, or Low-Slope
Storey	Set the storey level (1, 2, etc.) for screen separation and labour rate calculations
Type of verandah	Toggle between Straight and Bullnose styles
Width	The width of the verandah
Height at wall	Toggle between "Height at wall" and "Height of gutter" - the value entered alters the overall height accordingly
Start preparation	Choose Hip, Gable, or Butts-Wall. Gable options include fascia&barge, Barge-only, or None. Butts-wall creates a gable end with apron flashing
End preparation	Choose Hip, Gable, or Butts-Wall. Gable options include fascia&barge, Barge-only, or None. Butts-wall creates a gable end with apron flashing
Pitch	The pitch angle of the verandah
Distance from first point	Distance the verandah will start from the first point of the first alignment line
Distance from last point	Distance the verandah will start from the last point of the last alignment line
Underlap (bellcast style)	Amount the verandah will protrude into the alignment or eave line. Set to non-zero for bellcast style verandah

🛠 Bullnose verandah additional parameters

When you select Bullnose verandah type, these extra parameters appear:

Field	Description
Radius	The radius of the bend in the bullnose
Tail length	The vertical straight length of the bullnose hanging down the eave

🔧 Managing verandah groups

Bullnose verandahs are automatically grouped together as a set to keep all entities together. You can disassociate this group by selecting the group, then choosing Delete > Disassociate Group from the main menu.

If you make a mistake and want to delete the verandah quickly, select Undo from the main menu.

⚠️ Important notes about flashing and merging

Flashing behaviour: If you impose an underlap for a straight or bullnose verandah and the alignment lines you initially selected were eave lines, flashing tags are removed from the portions of eave lines above the new verandah. They are tagged as 'None' line type, so no flashing is assigned for quantity purposes. Check this for your roof.

Merging prompt: If you attached the verandah to the eave lines of an existing roof and the pitch of the verandah is the same as the roof, you will be prompted whether to merge the verandah with the roof. This applies only to straight verandahs.