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stephencrumly

Sep 18, 20181 min read

PVC-U Vertical Sliding Windows

The sash windows on this East Oxford Victorian terraced house were worn out. The frames were decaying, the putty was failing and the...

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Admiral Windows & Conservatories showrooms at Chilton

stephencrumly

Sep 10, 20181 min read

Admiral Windows & Conservatories showrooms at Chilton

Thinking of improving your home? If you’re in or near South Oxfordshire, why not come and visit the Admiral Windows & Conservatories...

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stephencrumly

Aug 24, 20181 min read

News from the Chilton show-site

If you’ve visited our Chilton showrooms at a weekend then you’ve probably met Megan, who has been working for us while completing her MA...

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stephencrumly

Aug 7, 20182 min read

I can has catflap

As well as carrying out major building and fenestration work in homes, in businesses and in public institutions across Oxfordshire (and a...

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stephencrumly

Jul 13, 20181 min read

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Turned out to be a Wednesday of woe – but there’s still the strong possibility of giving the Belgian side a good spanking tomorrow. In...

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Installation of bi-folding doors: a time-lapse video

stephencrumly

Jun 19, 20181 min read

Installation of bi-folding doors: a time-lapse video

Watch as we replace a pair of French doors and side windows with new uPVC bi-folding doors. You’ll see that the installation was...

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stephencrumly

Jun 5, 20181 min read

Music for conservatories

Goethe called architecture ‘frozen music’. Okay, he was likely discussing the grand Baroque architecture of his period – and the quote...

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stephencrumly

May 21, 20182 min read

Building a conservatory

We were contacted by a customer who lives near Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire, who wanted to extend their living space. Following a...

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stephencrumly

May 18, 20181 min read

Marquand Window

If only Henry G. Marquand would have come to Admiral, he could’ve had the real thing. As it was, he had to make do with a sketch. This...

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Days out in Oxfordshire – Oxford Bus Museum

stephencrumly

May 4, 20182 min read

Days out in Oxfordshire – Oxford Bus Museum

As a well-established Oxfordshire home improvement company, we’re often contacted by people who are in the process of moving to our area...

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stephencrumly

Apr 25, 20182 min read

Close the door, light the light

Your front door is a major part of visitors’ first impressions of your home. The door that you choose should match the style of your...

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stephencrumly

Apr 10, 20182 min read

Designing in light – part 2

While our business is focused on windows doors and conservatories, at Admiral we are interested in all aspects of home improvement. This...

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Conservatory roofs – G values and U values explained

stephencrumly

Apr 4, 20181 min read

Conservatory roofs – G values and U values explained

The U-value is the overall heat-transfer coefficient; a numerical expression of the calculation (W/m2 K) Watts per square meter times...

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stephencrumly

Mar 28, 20181 min read

Roofline makeover

Hopefully, we’re just about through the snow and gales of winter’s extended hangover, and we’ve caught up on our sleep following the...

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Selling your house? Eight tips to improve the appeal of an older conservatory

stephencrumly

Mar 12, 20182 min read

Selling your house? Eight tips to improve the appeal of an older conservatory

If you are about to move house, you will want to maximise your home’s appeal to potential buyers. How will you highlight an older...

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stephencrumly

Mar 7, 20182 min read

Conservatories for health and wellbeing

Humans consistently show preferences for natural landscapes and features (Orians and Heerwagen, 1992; see also Falk and Balling, 2010)....

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stephencrumly

Jun 28, 20171 min read

Self-cleaning glass

Many of our customers ask us to fit self-cleaning glass to their conservatory roofs. The self-cleaning properties of Pilkington ‘Activ’...

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