Glass verandas in Oakham
Aluminium and glass verandas for Oakham homes, from Barleythorpe new builds to Brooke Road semis, with the rainwater sent somewhere the clay can cope with.
In Oakham, a 4m × 3m aluminium and glass veranda typically costs £9,000–£14,000 supplied and fitted, and a 6m × 3m £15,000–£22,000, with side screens, lighting and heaters priced on top. These are guide prices; the fixed price comes in writing after our visit. The key local point is water: a veranda roof collects rain, and on Oakham's heavy clay that water needs a planned route.
- 4m × 3m, fitted
- £9,000–£14,000
- Planning
- Usually permitted development at the back
- Ground
- Vale of Catmose clay; slow to drain
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: glass verandas cost guide.
Glass verandas in Oakham
A veranda puts a dry roof over the patio without darkening the room behind it. The frame is powder-coated aluminium, the roof is toughened glass or polycarbonate, and a gutter built into the front beam carries the rain to a downpipe. Fixed to the back wall of the house with a proper wall plate and flashing, it lets you sit out on a wet evening while the kitchen keeps its daylight. In Oakham we fit them to period terraces, interwar semis and newer estate houses alike.
Most Oakham enquiries come from two directions. On the newer estates at Barleythorpe and Oakham Heights, owners want real use from a garden that has had little more than a patio laid by the builder. Off Brooke Road, Braunston Road and Burley Road, older houses with narrower back gardens want cover close to the house so the space gets used in more than a few summer weeks. Both start with the same visit: we measure, test the ground, then price.
What makes Oakham different
Oakham sits in the Vale of Catmose, and the clay around much of the town holds water through the winter. That matters twice for a veranda. The posts stand on footings, so we dig to find firm ground rather than trusting the top layer. And the roof gathers every drop that lands on it into one downpipe. In a town that Rutland County Council's flood strategy lists as a surface water flood risk area of national significance, we decide on the visit whether that water goes to a soakaway or an existing drain, never into a puddle by the back door.
A typical Oakham veranda goes across the back of a semi or an estate house, around 4m wide by 3m deep, over an existing patio outside the kitchen or living room doors. It usually involves new post footings, a wall plate fixed and flashed into the brickwork, a glass roof, and a downpipe connected to a soakaway or drain. Some owners add a side screen on the more exposed end and LED lighting in the frame.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Oakham
- PlanningA veranda fixed to the house is treated like a single storey rear extension: usually permitted development if it stays within the extension depth and height limits, does not face a road and is not on a listed house. Open-sided verandas under 30m² are usually exempt from building regulations. Listed buildings and the Oakham conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: extensions
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. Rutland County Council: tree works
- Building regulationsAn open-sided veranda under 30m² is usually exempt. Closing it in with glass walls can change that, so we check with Leicestershire Building Control Partnership (LBCP) first.
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get in Oakham
- Post footings dug through the Vale clay to firm ground
- Downpipe routed to a soakaway or drain, decided on the visit
- Conservation area checks for houses in the old town centre
- Powder-coated aluminium frame that will not rot or need painting
- Toughened glass or polycarbonate roof, with a built-in gutter and downpipe
- Fixed to the house with a proper wall plate and flashing
The specification
- Survey of the wall, the levels and the planning position
- Pad foundations under each post
- Wall plate fixed and flashed into the brickwork
- Frame and roof panels fitted and sealed
- Gutter and downpipe connected to a drain or soakaway
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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