Buying a conservatory is clearly a major investment, so it’s worth thinking through all aspects of your purchase before committing. You also need to be sure you understand what’s involved at each stage of installation and beyond. H...
At the start of this year, the UK’s biggest lender, Halifax, revealed that house price growth across the country had more than halved in the past 12 months, leaving many to adopt ‘improve don’t move’ as their mantra. It’s...
One of the most obvious benefits of adding a conservatory to your home is that it increases the amount of available living space. It also creates a versatile room that can be used as a playroom, study, dining room, gym, bedroom or gene...
You walk through them and open and close them daily without giving them much thought. Yet, for many reasons, doors are incredibly important to your home. Your front door, for example, is your portal to home and hearth, the threshold...
You see them and through them every day, often without really thinking about it, so it can be easy to forget the importance of windows to your home. But they are more than just something you look out of. Windows play a larger role t...
A conservatory or orangery’s average price can vary significantly, depending on the design you choose, its size and that of your property, where you locate it and the materials you use. Here’s a round-up of some of the things wh...
When it comes to designing your conservatory, a little lateral thinking goes a long way. Add some creativity and a few clever design features and your extension doesn’t just create an additional bright, light room in your home, it wi...
April is National Home Improvement Month, and, to mark it, estate agents have been encouraging property owners to carry out work on their homes before they put them up for sale. After all, it’s a time of year when thoughts may turn...
More than half, or around 57%, of British homeowners claim to have had extensive work done on their properties. Of these, nearly a fifth are unsure or ‘couldn’t remember’ as to whether they had the right permission in place befor...
With the clocks about to go forward, and every indication that spring is finally springing, it’s a great time to make the most of your conservatory or orangery. While these extensions are ideal for use all year round, in practice ov...