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Conservatory Design
At DIY Conservatory Quote we offer the best conservatory design advice for your conservatories. Take a typical Edwardian Conservatory, this flat fronted design is the most spacious and its internal spaces give you the most room for your money.
When designing a conservatory the first thing to consider is what am I going to use this conservatory for?
If its going to be a dining room on the back of the house is it big enough to comfortably seat your table and guests with out being cramped. If its going to be a TV room do I need a glass roof to keep the noise of the rain down on cold winter nights.
Which direction does it face ? You will be surprised how hot your conservatory gets even on cloudy days. I open the doors on mine and take the chill off of the lounge quite easily. If its south facing do you need a heatguard polycarbonate roof to reflect some of that heat. Also within your conservatory design specification make careful consideration of the glass type in the frames that you want. As fast as a conservatory warms up they cool down with out Pilkington k glass to stop the heat escaping.
Another conservatory design factor is what style of conservatory do I want ?
The Victorian design conservatory tend to limit furniture positions unless they are really big. The Edwardian Conservatory, with no diagonal facets, is the easiest of all the diy conservatories to mark out and build. The lean to conservatory design is great in height restricted builds ie on bungalows but a box guttered conservatory is a great alternative with the box gutter bolting on the fascia
Door position on a conservatory is also key to maximising the space that you have available. A poorly positioned door can create a corridor through the centre of the floor dividing the Conservatory furniture so that a seating plan is difficult. If possible one of the best places for the door is on the side of the conservatory. A good position of doors is one frame away from the house this allows a little bit more flexibility with things like TV positions or allowing the doors from the house to fold flat back on to the house wall. But if you want the doors next to the house make sure that the conservatory designer fits all the doors with door restrictors as standard to prevent the wind from catching them and slamming shut.
Most conservatory designs come with double doors as standard but you can ask for additional separate doors to give your conservatory design more flexibility.
Don’t worry if you have height constrictions or are looking for a conservatory to attach to a bungalow. A Hipped back Edwardian Conservatory can be easily adjusted to fit on or under any soffit height. By contacting us for a price we then once agreed send out the relevant forms for you to fill in and guide you through the design process one step at a time.
Whatever your design choice at www.diyconservatoryquote.co.uk we will make your build as easy as possible with clear concise drawings and friendly help all the way to finished conservatory project.

Lean to Conservatory
The lean to conservatory is the first thing that comes into people’s minds when they think of a conservatory. This style of conservatory has been made popular by the high street diy stores offering them in lean to conservatory kits as a modular build.
Take a typical Lean to Conservatory, this flat fronted design is the most spacious and its internal spaces give you the most room for your money. With no diagonal facets its conservatory base is the easiest of all the conservatories to mark out and build. Its roof is usually polycarbonate with horizontal roof bars running from the house wall to the front of the conservatory. Its roof comes in two angles 2.5 degree and 5 degrees with plastic firings to fill in each end. Personally I would always go for the 5 degree options as the rain tends to run off quicker and the steeper angle inhibits moss and that familiar green slime that can build up over time. Always get the thickest polycarbonate roof you can I would say that a 25mm roof for your lean to conservatory is a minimum.
Door position on the Lean to conservatory is also key to maximising the space that you have available. A poorly positioned door can create a corridor through the centre of the floor dividing the Conservatory furniture so that a seating plan is difficult. If possible one of the best places for the door is on the side of the conservatory. I like to position doors one frame away from the house this allows a little bit more flexibility with things like TV positions or allowing the doors from the house to fold flat back on to the house wall. But if you want the doors next to the house make sure the doors come with Door restrictors as standard to prevent the wind from catching them and slamming shut.
All lean to conservatories come with double doors as standard but you can ask for additional separate doors if you are taking out a window to get into your conservatory and with a couple of cuts the results to the existing house are instant.
The great thing about the lean to conservatory is that with a bit of skill and calculations the wall plate of the conservatory can be positioned on the fascia of a bungalow allowing the frames to carry on under the soffit.
Whatever your design choice at www.diyconservatoryquote.co.uk we will make your build as easy as possible with clear concise drawings and friendly help all the way to finished conservatory project.