You may have always wanted a conservatory but have kept putting it off because you feel you don’t have a suitable area?  If this sounds like you, lots of free help is available especially if you live within our service region covering the entire Midlands and Milton Keynes.

Our Conservatory designers are well used to overcoming challenging sites.  Sloping Sites, Tree Spots, Boiler Flues, Drain Pipes, Manhole Covers, Drainage and Limited Space can all call for the need for an experienced Conservatory fitting team.

After an initial free survey of your land we can design your conservatory to eliminate or minimise any concerns that you may have.

From the ground up, we customise the build of your conservatory to match your criteria and aspirations and we finish off by adding the highest quality Ultraframe Roofing System,  adaptable to almost any location.

In future articles we’ll be looking at tips to help with the size, shape and type’s of conservatory to suit your requirements as well as utilising space to create a Kitchen, Home Office or Den.

PVCU, UPVC, PVCu, and PVC-U all refer to the same product. These terms as talked about by most window companies who often use a combination of these when describing their Low Maintenance or Maintenance Free UPVC Products.  As a general rule, the correct term is PVC-U. 

Choosing to upgrade to UPVC Fascia Boards And Soffits can increase the value and appeal of your home overnight.

Your homes guttering fits onto the fascia boards and the soffits are the flat board that you see underneath.

Whilst looking at many properties you’ll often find that it’s these areas where houses can often be neglected.  Discoloured, rotten wood, repairs and the need for painting becomes a thing of the past as soon as you choose to replace with quality UPVC products.

Trustyle UK LTD supply a high quality PVC-U product for your home in brilliant white or a choice of wood finishes and a flexible, tailor made service to suit your requirements across Leicester, Nottingham, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

Adding a new UPVC door to your home can be a surprisingly good decision as it can instantly create new appeal and put an end to unwanted drafts which literally suck out the heat from your home – and your pocket!

Sculptured UPVC Doors in particular can transform the front of your home and because the front door gets the most use, it’s wise to invest in good quality.

The doors that we supply throughout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire the Midlands and Milton Keynes are all guaranteed never to warp, jam, rot or discolour whatever the weather.  They come fully fitted with a ten-year insurance backed warranty for added peace of mind.

These days our range of UPVC doors come in over 300 styles with the same wood grain finish options as with the windows plus additional colours to suit your home and that of your neighbourhood.  There are even dozens of designs in plain white along with various panelling options.

Maintenance and cleaning is also very convenient though occasionally using a wet cloth over your door to bring it up, looking like new again.

Security features are also a top priority and its always worth making sure that the door you are being quoted on comes with multipoint locking systems and 5 lever dead locks as standard.  Meeting your insurance companies requirement goes without saying.

In future posts I’ll be looking in more detail at Patio Doors, French Doors, Tilt Slide, various colour options and designs for you to consider for your home in the Midlands, UK.

Getting replacement UPVC Windows is often right at the top of most people agenda’s when it comes to home improvement as it adds value, increases appeal, keeps the warmth in resulting in lower energy bills and happy customers.

Our designers always say that it’s important to give the customers exactly what they want but at the same time, they know that they have to make recommendations that suit the house – this might not always be what people want to hear but its important to select windows that compliment your home.

From our Leicester warehouse we supply a range of wood grain finishes to compliment your home from Rose Wood, to Golden Oak to Ultra White.  It’s also possible to have a wood finish on the outside of your home whilst keeping to a light bright white on the inside – or whatever combination to suit.

Additional bars, various opening features, sizes and even painted inner glass can all feature to customise the perfect UPVC window for your property.  Trustyle also only supply Sculptured windows which give you a window to look at as well as look through with an almost picture frame effect on both sides.

 Beauty isn’t compromised by security though and Sculptured windows come with Pilkington K Glass, Security Claws, Steel Shot Bolts and Metal Shot Bolts With Mushroom Striker making our windows virtually impenetrable.

Trustyle UK LTD Supply replacement UPVC Sculptured Windows across Leicester,  the Midlands and Milton Keynes.

When comparing window companies you’ll often hear phrases like “Fensa Registered” and “CPA Registered” but what do they mean? And do they hold any keys to the quality of service you can expect? 

Firstly FENSA stands for Fenestration Self Assessment Scheme. 

This means that all companies registered with FENSA will certify that their work complies with all relevant building regulations and no further action by yourself is required.

If you fit your own windows or use a company that’s not FENSA registered, you’ll have to notify your local council and approval will need to be gained from your local authority.  Its important that all regulations are met as this will crop us when you come to sell your property.

CPA stands for “Consumer Protection Association” and is designed to protect the consumer through carrying our independent “Surveys” where previous customers are contacted by CPA and asked to rate the service they received. 

The overall results are then displayed in a pie chart so if 90+ percent of previous customers rated their replacement windows service as either “Excellent” or “Very Good” you’ll know that you are dealing with a quality company. 

The trick here is that if a company says they are CPA Registered, ask to see their results! 

At Trustyle UK LTD we proudly display our results certificate as its always been excellent and, of course,  we are FENSA registered,  based in Leicestershire and service Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Midlands.

Your Conservatories Roof – Why Ultraframe Roofs?

All roofs are certainly not created equal.  There are thousands out there with a poor quality roof, letting in both the cold and water.

At Trustyle we decided to use Ultraframe technology on our conservatories.

As far as the UK market is concerned Ultraframe is the market leader.  

Here are some reasons to trust Trustyle’s Ultraframe Conservatory Roofs.

Ultraframe is the only company that supplies ventilation in every roof as standard. 

The patented ventilation systems are second to none preventing condensation.Unique to Ultraframe comes “Conservaglass” optimum climate controlled glazing keeping your conservatory cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

The roof systems are very well thought out and come many options for dealing with the more difficult sites, which require box gutters etc.

They have also consistently come up with creative solutions for people with site problems.

You can be assured that these roofs come within a VERY extensive range whether you are looking towards a Victorian, Georgian, Gable, Lean-To, P-Shape, Lantern, Large Span or a complete custom build, the potential to create the perfect conservatory for you just isn’t a problem.

Ultraframe Wins at Best Factory Awards

Market leading conservatory roofing manufacturer, Ultraframe, has won an award for Best Engineering Plant at the prestigious Best Factory Awards (BFA).

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Over the coming weeks we’ll be disclosing many more roof systems that you’ll come across when getting your quotes in – so keep tuned!..

Thinking about a new conservatory?  Live in the Midlands or Milton Keynes?  We can help!

Sculptured UPVC is a high quality insulate material, with very little maintenance required. It is readily available and well tested and is usually the lowest cost option of all materials available. Trustyle’s advanced Sculptured systems are available in Rosewood, Light Oak Woodgrain as well as traditional white. 

Some customers also go for a woodgrain finish on the outside, whilst having a light, white inside and it’s entirely up to you how you customise your conservatory. Internally beaded windows, where the glass is held in from the inside are considered more secure and burglar resistant. 

If you are shopping around for quotes its worth asking the question.  Some suppliers may supply the glass externally.  These systems can also be perfectly fine these days but it’s worth knowing what you are getting. It’s also worth noting the thickness in UPVC that you are getting for your money as this can also vary.  At Trustyle, we use a high quality UPVC including VEKA and the latest material technology like ELASTOPRENE which is a perfect replacement for PVC whilst being safe for the environment. 

Again,  when shopping around its worth asking what materials your supplier is using and how thick the UPVC walling is and make sure the frames are fully reinforced.  As a rule,  the greater the number of internal walls,  the stronger your conservatory will be.

Tommorow we’ll be discussing your conservatory roof and many more questions to ask when getting that quote across the Midlands, Nottingham, Leicestershire and Milton Keynes. 

Here are some terms you might come across whilst organising the construction of your Porch in the Midlands UK.

Eaves

Where the roof overhangs the house wall Bond And MortarMethod or pattern of laying bricks together with the particular bedding material used between the bricks. 

Soldier Course

This is a continuous straight line of upright brickwork. 

Door Canopies

Is a roof over a front door, sometimes supported by posts. Stepped HousesWhere a part of the house is built further forward than another. 

Recessed Doorways

Where the front door sits further back than the rest of the houses front wall,  normally with a roof or a protruding first floor room above.  

Pitched Roof

Where a roof forms the shape of an upside down V. 

Halls Adjoining Houses

Is a pair of attached houses where the front doors are next to each other.

Front Porch Design Tips for your home in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

Designing the perfect porch for your home is easy when you know how.  Many get this crucial bit wrong though.  Even the most conscientious of homeowners with the best intentions can get this wrong. 

I recently spoke to one of our best designers about this very issue in Leicester and he provided me with these excellent tips:

Firstly, the new front Porch should compliment the existing home. Of course, everybody knows this but getting this part right is the most important part of the designers job.  Do this right and you could easily gain more value to a home than the cost of the Porch itself.

The size of the Porch shouldn’t be too big as to dominate the front of the house or project forward of the bay.

When considering the Porch roof, take a look at your home’s style, roof and age.  If you have large gabled two story bay windows, a pitched roof will look far better than a flat roof.  (A pitched roof is a term for roofs which look like upside down V’s)

Flat Porch roofs are better placed on flat fronted homes where the roofs run flat and straight across the front of your home.   It might seem straight forward but start looking around and you’ll see homes with pitched roofs and bay windows with flat roof Porches extending fully along to the bay – not a good look!

If you have protruding bay windows, never look to extend it to form an enclosed Porch.  There are other more appealing designs to go for regardless of the shape of your bay.  You’ll be looking to bring appeal to your home and that of the neighbourhood.  The materials used to build the Porch should depend on the existing house and Porches can come fully glazed using timber or UPVC or half glazed using brickwork, timber or UPVC.  Porches often have more glazing than masonry.

All new brickwork should match the existing house using the same bond and mortar.  Existing house style, windows, doors and brickwork are all considered by our designers to create the perfect match and balance.

The finishing touch is the right door to complete your Porch.  At Trustyle-uk.co.uk we have a vast range of fully sculptured doors and together, we find the right match, visual appeal and security for your home.