Timber

• Clerestory lights (raised frieze to gain additional height to side frames) can be either opening or fixed and occasionally they can be direct-glazed.

• Doors can be placed wherever preferred
• You may find it advantageous to have them to one side, as this leaves more usable space in the centre of the conservatory.
• Double doors, rather than single, give further benefits of improve ventilation and a more balanced appearance.
• Generally we hang all doors with Parliament hinges, which allows the doors to be folded back against the conservatory.
• Alternatively, where there is sufficient space, the Victorian quirk of inward opening doors may seem more appropriate.
• All windows and doors are fitted with draft excluders, anti-capillary grooves and water bars to the thresholds.

A dry glaze neoprene gasket is fixed to the rafters and the glass laid on to this. A powder coated two-part aluminium capping is then fixed with stainless steel screws ensuring the roof is leak and maintenance free.

Doors and windows can either be single or double glazed depending on style and the desired look of the sashes (with single glazing, when glazing an elegant look is imperative, it is often necessary to use a narrow glazing bar).

All glazed sections have concealed drainage where applicable which together with packers, which raise the glass units from the timber sash, will ensure the sealed unit does not sit in water and break down through capillary action.

• Double-glazing can be used for sashes, which are made with a larger glazing bar or for sashes with no glazing bar at all.
• Double-glazed units to the doors and window consist of two sheets of 4mm toughened safety glass with a 8mm-12mm cavity, T
• They are fixed with double sided security tape and timber beads having a neoprene glazing gasket fixed with sheradised pins. Or wet glazed with suitable sealant.

Single glazing is face puttied with traditional Linseed Oil putty.

Low Emissivity (Low E - Pilkington 'K') glass has a colourless coating to the inside of the inner leaf of the double-glazing. This helps to reduce heat loss and is worth the extra expense if the room is to be used throughout the year. 'U' values are used to measure heat loss, and the lower the 'U' value, the better the insulation value of the glass. (These figures are for guidance only.)

Anti-Sun glass offers a reduction in glare as tinted glass, all available and can also be Low E.

Conservatory gutters must be laid level, laying them to fall would leave an unsightly gap between the gutters and the conservatory itself.

• As a result, PVC gutters require extra depth, as they can leak if laid level. We also use aluminium seamless gutters coated with polyester powder. These are jointed with a low modular silicone seal and will not leak when laid level.
• In addition to this, they require low maintenance and are sturdy enough to support a ladder when access is required to clean the roof glass.
• Also available cast aluminium and timber raised cornice with lead lining. For colour match when using special colour finish.

The Ogee and moulded shape of the gutters will also help to enhance the final appearance at the point where the roof joins the headplate. We take the utmost care to ensure that all downpipes discharge into water butts or soakaways, or are coupled to existing downpipes.

• Where conditions are likely to become extreme, the incorporation of double doors on either side of the design will allow a through draft.
• Top-hung casements are an excellent way of drawing fresh air in, and at the same time, pushing the hot air upwards to the roof vents.
• Side-hung sashes, when open, give an unrestricted view.

Our box gutters are lined with grey Sarnafil (a seamless single ply polymeric membrane), ensuring that they are completely sealed and free from leaks. Or lead lined dependant on site situation.

• They are supported internally with steel beams, which are clad with timber, and the cavity insulated. Gallows brackets or bolted with stainless steel fixings direct to wall or joist dependant of site situation.
• The box gutters can be walkable for maintenance.

Additionally Box gutters can be either cast & welded ( at corners ) aluminium clad in timber, supported as previously outlined.

We use solid English brass for door and window fittings.

If a natural wood finish is required, microporous stains with a light base coat are used to give the natural colour a medium sheen.

• Whether paint or stain, each timber product undergoes a 3-step process to achieve a factory finish.
• The product once assembled is dipped into a tank to ensure that a layer of pint gets into the end grain of the timber.
• The product is then rubbed (de-nibbed), and two further coats are applied to the correct micron thickness by the factory controlled spray booth.

The paint system protects the wood in three ways

1. It protects the wood from harmful ultra-violet rays which can cause greying and coarsing of the wood
2. It protects the wood from water ingress, and being microporous allows excess moisture to escape
3. It is flexible and it can therefore expand and contract naturally with the timber.

The benefits of factory finishing opposed to finishing the product on site are many some of which are: -

• Joinery coated in a controlled environment (no rain, snow or hail and a controlled temperature for spraying and drying)
• Correct film thickness for maximum durability
• Low cost maintenance
• Superior quality product
• Avoidance of site costs of labour & scaffolding

• Code 4 lead is used to make the seal between the new conservatory and the existing house.
• The lead is dressed to achieve a neat and unobtrusive appearance. All flashing and leadwork are carried out according to Lead Association guidelines.

All the roof timber, design etc will be manufactured to ensure structural integrity. Structural calculations are available and adverse weather conditions are accounted for. Also site location in respect of wind, rain and snow.

Timber rafters are manufactured to size to suit roof loading. Also variable roof pitch is available. Normally at 30 or 25 degrees for Victorian style and less for lean - to.

Wide choice of colour finishes available. Also wide choice of coloured glass effects, Georgian styles and lead can be offered.

Also available is timber detailing to roof such as cartwheel or sunburst to raised gable, Gothic arch or Georgian bar to body. Together with different mouldings for dentil rail which would be located below gutter.

Unless your conservatory exceeds 30 square metres of floor area, Building Regulations will not be required. There are exceptions to this rule in Central London, Scotland and Ireland. We will advise you before your order is placed.