Blog Posts: August 2010

There can be nothing better after building your DIY conservatory than sitting in the finished item, thinking " I built this"! We do our bit here at the factory to make certain that what you ordered is what you get, and that it is top quality. However, the most important part of the whole thing is the base - if you skimp on this, your conservatory could well end up like the Leaning Tower of Pizza after a couple of years, or even worse, end up detatching its self from your house and slo....

We do not supply any flashing with our DIY conservatories as there are plenty of products on the market to do the job from lead to conservaflash. It is the customer's choice. However in order to ensure that the conservatory is leak proof, it is essential that whatever flashing is used is fitted correctly. The main cause of leaks on conservatory roofs is that the flashing has not been let into the house wall sufficiently and / or that the overlap onto the roof is not sufficient. A little care at....

We supply two main types of glazing for our conservatory roofs. Both are excellent at their job and it is largly the choice of our customers as to which are supplied with each conservatory. Polycarbonate is ideal for the DIY'er as it is lightweight, very strong and has superb insulating properties. Easy to handle and install. With a wide range of colours and solar control features, there is plenty of choice. ( Solar control is ideal on a South facing conservatory as it reflects the suns rays ba....

From October this year all new windows fitted will have to BFRC energy rated. This is good news if you are having your windows fitted by us as we are already BFRC rated and our standard window is an approved energy rated 'C'. This is turn will lead to lower fuel bills which is good news for you and even better for the planet!....

One of the easier parts of building your conservatory is the frame glazing. We supply in the fixing kit enough glazing packers to do the whole job. The fixed toughened windows are very straitforward with the packers equally spaced around the frames and the bead gently hammered in afterwards. Similarly, the small toplights are simple but more care should be used when beading as these are not toughened. With the French doors, these require a different approach. The glass units need to be toe and ....

When you have decided on the style of conservatory that you want, there are a number of things to take into account before going much further. The most obvious one is do you have any height restrictions where the conservatory will join your house. These would include upstairs windows, the roof eaves, external cladding etc. If the height is ok for your house look out for other items. You do not want a manhole cover in the floor of your conservatory and as they are normally situated on the rear ....

When considering the design and build of your projected conservatory, check out the construction videos on this website. They will give you a good insight as to what is entailed and are useful to show the various teps involved with erecting the conservatory.....