Design Ideas

What's the use?

How you plan to use your conservatory can affect the design you need

Here at IPenda we always encourage our customers to think very carefully about - "What they want to use this extra room for?"

There are such a huge variety of uses that can be adopted and each could make a significant difference to the construction requirements.

You don't want to find that your calm and relaxing haven, created for you to escape the teenage children, is far too cold for you to use during the winter months.

Sufficient Insulation and Heating should be incorporated into your design.

Some people just want an occasional space, to relax during the warm summer months, they may not require expensive heating systems.

However, Ventilation and Air Conditioning should be looked at, depending on the location of the conservatory, you may need more than others. You don't want to discover that your brand new conservatory is far too hot and humid to use and the only ones benefiting from it, are the insects!!

Watch how the sun moves across your development plot and look out for sources of shade, such as neighbouring properties or trees, which may supply shade at certain times of the day.

Away from the norm!!

Conservatories extending out from the kitchen or dining room are becoming more and more popular. They will provide a lot more living space and bring sunlight and air into your home.

These "Infills" (shown in the picture) can change an area of dead, wasted space between two buildings, previously used to hide your wheelie bins, into a bright, modern and functional living space.

However, a conservatory should not look like just a "Bolt on", make sure you match brick work and rendering, make it look and feel as though it's always been there.

More and more people are now working from home, so if you want a pleasant, peaceful place to concentrate on earning your millions, or just somewhere for the kids to do their homework. A conservatory could be transformed into a great home study.

Just try not to be distracted by the squirrels!

If this is your intention, electrical power points, lighting and security should be considered during the planning stage.

You can let your imagination run free and create the conservatory that suits your individual tastes and needs.

If you would really like to move home, but for some reason are unable to at this present time. Adding a conservatory, if carefully planned, could give your home a new lease of life!

It will probably, If the work is completed to a high standard, increase the saleability and value of your home.

It’s a smart way to add extra living space to your property, which can totally transform your home, giving a wonderful sense of light and space.

Think carefully about your interior layout,

if you put the external doors in the front of the conservatory, this can create a "corridor" effect and limit your useable space for furniture etc. It may be better to position the doors on the side, close to the main house wall so as to minimise the interruption of throughflow traffic.

Check out Planning Permission and Building Regulation requirements, as you may need approval, But don't be scared off by this prospect, it may sound daunting, costly and time consuming, but it's not that bad really!

If it means you get your conservatory exactly how you want it, it will all be worth it!

And of course any good installing company can take care of all of this for you!