Why build a bullnose verandah?

• Reduce your electricity bills for good - With electricity costs set to rise considerably, it's a smart move to give your air conditioner a rest and rely on more sustainable ways to cool your home. Once installed, your bullnose verandah won't cost you an arm and a leg every month like your air conditioner might!
  
  
• Bullnose verandahs provide very effective insulation - The curve of a bullnose verandah cuts off direct sunlight and weather into your rooms. As a result, rooms behind a bullnose verandah remain surprisingly cool - even on notoriously hot Australian summer days.
  
  
• Add real dollar value to your home - Adding a classic Australian bullnose verandah will add real value to your home, as it provides a pleasing outdoor living area that can be used by all the family. 
  
  
• Bullnose verandahs are beautiful - Architecturally, the bullnose verandah is a lovely feature and will enhance the asthetics of your home.
  
  
• Environmentalists say that every home in Australia should have solar panels, a water tank and a bullnose verandah. 

"The best thing is that everything you could think of needing to install our bullnose verandah was thought of and included in the price, which was very reasonable." Rob Bamford, Lyrebird customer

 

Lyrebird's curved verandah rafters

 

 

  

 

Are you a builder looking for materials? Looking at your own DIY verandah project?

• Length of the verandah along the house, and width from the house to the outside of the verandah beam
• Height against the wall of the house. 
• A drawing or sketch is very helpful, e.g. does the verandah go around a corner?
• We can then calculate the rafter radius that you'll need for best looks and to provide for proper water run-off.

Lyrebird Enterprises were the first to manufacture bullnose, concave and convex verandah rafters to building code. The unique features of our bullnose verandah rafters mean less cutting and fiddly work and thus make for the fastest way to build a bullnose verandah.

Our rafters are:

• Made from better than F8/MGP12 radiata pine - Giving you structurally sound AND visually appealing verandah rafters
  
  
• Fingerjoined for superior strength - Ensuring that your bullnose verandah or arch withstands the test of time AND weather
  
  
• Specially designed for fast fixing to the fascia beam - So that you can get the job done quickly AND well
  
  
• Designed and tested to meet and exceed requirements for SAA codes:
  
  
• AS1170 Part 1: SAA Loading Code
  
• AS1720: Timber Structures Code
  
• AS4055: 1992 Wind Loads for Housing

Lyrebird are leaders in the industry

Lyrebird have been at the forefront of new verandah design for the last 30 years. Some of our unique designs include the half bullnose verandah rafter, Smart-Arch Truss, and Smart-Park carport designs, as well as dozens of original frieze and balustrade designs.