THINGS TO ASK YOURSELF

What you will be using the conservatory for.

How much of the garden will the conservatory take up – can you afford to take a large quantity of your garden to gain a room.

Budget.

Deciding on the size – to get a feel for what floor space you require, use a large room inside your home, using two of its walls (these will be the internal edges of your conservatory) and measure out from these walls the floor space you feel you need.

Adequate ventilation – by just having a couple of opening windows would not be anywhere near sufficient to providing good ventilation throughout the year. The best type of opening windows are fanlights.  Depending on the size of your conservatory, have as many as possible and if you can combine this with a roof vent, all the better for optimum ventilation, this will help keep the temperature at a comfortable level during the summer.

Using a company that personally comes recommended is always the best choice of company to use.  Being members of FENSA, Trust Mark (Government Endorsed Standards), GGF (Glass & Glazing Federation) and BFRC (the UK’s national system for rating Energy Efficient Windows) is another sure way you are dealing with a reliable and trustworthy company.