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Modern building and insulating materials are a "game changer" when it comes to constructing a solid replacement roof over your existing conservatory.
Due to the technological advancement in producing lightweight components it is now possible to improve your old inefficient conservatory roof, with it's noisy polycarbonate roof sheets, that makes your conservatory too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter!

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Conservatory with solid tiled roof
We built this solid roof conservatory for a Kennington couple who wanted an extra room that they could use all year. Having previously...
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Jul 18, 20192 min read
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Planning rules relaxed for larger conservatories
Good news for those wishing to extend their home with a larger conservatory or orangery! Temporary rules, permitting larger single-storey...
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May 28, 20191 min read
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Planning a conservatory – style and sizing
Fancy adding a conservatory or an orangery extension to your home? There are several things to consider before we start: Purpose – How...
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Apr 2, 20193 min read
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Product Spotlight: LivinROOF for a solid roof conservatory.
In a recent post, we discussed the advantages of solid roofs for conservatories, and introduced Ultraframe’s hybrid conservatory roof...
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Mar 22, 20191 min read
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March Winds
It’s a bit blowy out, isn’t it! At our Chilton show-site, fence panels and gates have blown down, and direction signs are askew. Though...
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Mar 15, 20191 min read
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Lantern-roofed orangery
A Didcot family wanted a playroom for their children. This fine orangery was the result. Built by Admiral Windows of Oxford, this is a...
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Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Product Spotlight – Ultraroof solid roof for conservatories
Ultraroof is designed to sit on old or new window frames and doors. It never needs a tie bar. Whether you need a new conservatory roof or...
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Feb 26, 20191 min read
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Roofing options for solid-roof conservatories
If you’re considering upgrading your existing conservatory to a solid roof or contemplating a new solid-roofed conservatory, there are a...
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Jan 22, 20192 min read
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… and a partridge in a pear tree
From a simple window or door installation to the construction of a new conservatory or orangery, you cannot choose better than Admiral...
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Jan 3, 20192 min read
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Decisions, decisions …
We all change our minds occasionally. Once their new orangery had been built, our customer in this example decided that they would prefer...
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Nov 16, 20181 min read
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An orangery in Didcot. Part 3: completed and decorated.
As promised in a previous blog-post, here are some pictures of the completed extension in Didcot that was built by Admiral Windows of...
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Nov 2, 20181 min read
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Adding a conservatory to a dormer bungalow
A Chilton householder wanted to extend their living space and, having been recommended Admiral Windows Oxford by neighbours, they called...
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Oct 26, 20181 min read
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A Skypod in Stanford
This fine orangery was constructed for a Stanford-in-the-Vale householder by Admiral Windows Oxford. The orangery has a Eurocell Skypod...
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Oct 5, 20181 min read
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An orangery in Didcot. Part 2: raise high the roof beam, carpenters
These photos show how the build project progressed toward the completed orangery. We will visit the house again in a couple of weeks...
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Oct 2, 20181 min read
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An orangery in Didcot. Part 1: building on strong foundations
This orangery build project in Didcot will be posted in three parts. Next week, we will see the nearly-completed extension. Because the...
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Sep 28, 20181 min read
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Equinox tiled roof for conservatory
A Bicester customer wanted to make their conservatory into a room that could be used all year round. Following our survey, Admiral...
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Sep 13, 20181 min read
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Conservatory with stone walls
These pictures show how Admiral Windows Oxford matched the stonework of the new conservatory walls with the existing stonework of this...
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Aug 14, 20181 min read
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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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May 21, 20182 min read
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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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Apr 4, 20181 min read
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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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Mar 7, 20182 min read
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