Traditional Hardwood Conservatories:
What ever your reasons for choosing hardwood for your home, hardwood remains the most desired material for the construction of a new conservatory or the installation of windows and doors despite the additional cost involved. You can see from the pictures in our gallery that hardwood has been specified in range of sizes and styles to suit the design requirements of each individual customer. One of the main differences in hardwood conservatories is the roof glazing, this is almost always glass rather than polycarbonate glazing. Glass is a more attractive glazing solution and with the added expense of hardwood already being specified glass is the natural choice for the roof glazing. You can see from our solar control glazing page the options available for conservatories that will get a lot of sun, our Celcius range of performance glazing offers the complete solution for conservatory glazing cutting out 74% of solar heat through the roof glazing and 58% of solar heat through the windows and doors, combined with the argon gas filled option and self cleaning coatings Celcius provides a glazing solution to make your conservatory warmer in the winter and cooler in summer.
All our standard options are available with hardwood including plastering, electrics, tiling, under-floor heating, plumbing and air conditioning and as per our standard practice you will receive a detailed written estimate with the build cost of the proposed conservatory and the options detailed individually.
We are now able to offer you Bi-Folding / Concertina doors as either an option on the conservatory or as an entrance door into your house. This type of door has the flexibility to cover a large aperture but when in its open position leave a large opening for that feeling of space between rooms or bringing the outside inside.
Timber is obviously an extremely versatile material so whatever look you desire can be recreated from fluted corner posts to decorative stepped ring beams.
Timber: Grade A West African Hardwood
- BS1186 Finish: Microporous ‘Teknos’
Stain Manufacture: All frames are designed
and tested to meet both the requirements of BS6375 Part 1: 1983
(For air permeability, Water tightness and Wind resistance) and
BS6375 Part2: for Operation and strength Drainage: Concealed drainage in a
larger lower glazing bead not via a hole routed under each glass
unit – drainage is essential to any glazed frame
Security: All glass is fixed in position using security tape Roof Construction: Hardwood roof rafters fitted with external low maintenance polyester powder coated aluminium cappings Ventilation: Espagnolette locking
with night vent facility Rainwater System: Ogee Rainwater
System Climate Control: Argon gas filled glass units to provide better ‘U’ value – installed to both roof and the side wall frames Optional Timber Extras: We have the facility to provide a full range of decorative timber extras from Georgian top lights, decorative dentil moulding, heavy duty grooved corner posts, sash horns and decorative ring beam extensions Maintenance: Your Lifestyle conservatory will be fully protected by an Teknos coating system, called “Aquatop” which is applied in the factory. This gives a life expectancy to the finished coating of 7/8 years depending on the elevation of the conservatory and position. This means maintenance is very simple, thoroughly wash down with warm water and detergent, rinse with clean water and allow to dry. Remember don’t wait for the coating to start breaking down before re-coating, the “Aquatop” coating can be obtained from us via contacting TEKNOS (UK) Ltd. 01608 683 494. All the ironmongery should be kept clean of paint, stain or lacquer and should be sprayed with a silicone spray or WD40 every six months to maintain a smooth operation.
Our glass units are supplied in accordance with our suppliers manufacturing tolerances, which follow the guidelines, set out by the Glass and Glazing Federation. Any imperfections in the glass must be visible from 2 meters away from the glass and not viewed in direct sun light.
Standard Glazing: Clear Float / air
/ Clear Float 2.70 What you should expect: Clear Float
/ air / K Glass 1.70 Lifestyle Glazing: Clear Float /
air / S3 Neutral LowE 1.40 (The lower the “U” Value the less heat escapes through the glass)
Are the conservatory frames made from hardwood?
Consider internal size of the conservatory, this is often much less than the external base dimensions due to the width of any dwarf walls – in our experience the biggest mistake when considering a conservatory is not allowing enough floor space – our conservatory designers will be happy to produce a quotation based on different sizes for you to compare
The best position of the doors is often on the side of the conservatory to allow for more usable floor space
Does the conservatory have suitable roof glazing and ventilation for its position on the house?
Have you seen detailed drawing including a photo cad drawing of the proposed design and does your quotation clearly cover all aspects of the proposal
Consider the glazing for the side wall frames, our laminated glass with soft coat option provides protection for furniture and fabric’s, better ‘U’ values than Pilkington “K” glass and high security
Do the building teams work full time for the conservatory installer and have you seen examples of their work?
Does the electrical company used comply with the new building regulation Part “P” from January 2005?
One of our top tip’s is to leave the doors open between the house and the conservatory to keep constant circulation of air – this will help maintain a constant room temperature in the conservatory – and with our laminated security glass you have total piece of mind
Does the conservatory come complete with a full 10 Year insurance backed guarantee? |
