TruStyle UK - Windows And Doors Blog

Our designers say that the most common reason for kitchen conservatories requiring planning permission is where all or part of it is to be used as a kitchen. This is due to the requirement for sanitary and drainage facilities. If you live in the Midlands or Milton Keynes, feel free to send us an e-mail with any questions that you may have.

Past customers have expressed how pleased they are that they now have a lovely open view whilst slaving away in the kitchen! Not to mention those summer BBQ’s made simple through having your kitchen linked to a conservatory leading out into your garden. Others simply get the dining room they always wanted.

Working from home is the perfect choice for many people and having an office conservatory, designed with space, light, storage and a computer in mind you’ll be pleasantly surprised just how effective an office conservatory can be. Simply close your conservatory doors from your house and you have an ideal, quiet and inspiring place to get lots of work done.

The children can also gain benefits through adding a conservatory den to your home to store all the toys, games and entertainment systems in one place – leaving you less to do in the bedrooms! You also gain a family area for all to enjoy and spend more time together.

For Building Regulation requirements, here’s a quick summary of the basic facts.

Planning permission is not usually required if your home has already been extended.

If your home is a new build you’ll need to check your sites regulations as new developments often come with building conditions which can vary.

In England and Wales, Building Regulations are not required providing these rules are met:

• Your planned conservatory has a roof made of at least 75% transparent or translucent material. Has at least 50% glazed walls (no more than half of the wall area should be brickwork, masonry or solid panels)
• Has a floor area of no more than 30 square metres.
• Is at ground level. Is permanently separated from the rest of the house by an exterior quality lockable door.
• Has thermostatically controlled heating.
• Is not being attached to a listed building.
• Does not contain sanitary or drainage facilities (one of the likeliest reasons for a conservatory requiring Building Regulation approval is that all or part of it is being used as a kitchen)
• Satisfies the Building Regulations with regard to toughened or safety glass.

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.

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. 

Thanks for visiting our blog resource.  Over the coming weeks we’ll be answering all of the common questions that we receive when it comes to the choice, design and fitting of all UPVC products.

As you can see from our categories on the right,  we are a local company providing Sculptured Windows, Doors, Conservatories And Fascia’s across the Midlands and Milton Keynes.

Through utilising the knowledge of the companies staff from the company directors down,  we’ll be providing advice, designs, legal requirements, local knowledge and even DIY reports for everything UPVC.  So stay tuned…and help us to build the largest Windows, Doors and Conservatories blog throughout the Midlands and Milton Keynes.