POLL: Conservatories and garden rooms - yay or nay?

8 år siden

Perfect for summer dining, conservatories and garden rooms blend indoor-outdoor living pretty seamlessly. But whilst many would be happy to invest in one, for others a garden is more than enough!

So, would you like a conservatory or do you think it's a bit too much fuss? Vote and tell us how you feel!

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winterfloods

8 år siden

Our conservatory is 15 years old and we wouldn't be without it. True, on a warm day like today in the UK, it is hot in there but it has automatic vents which help with airflow when we're not there and it's easy to open lower windows/doors to allow more air when we are at home. But it'll come back into it's own again this evening as we can sit in there all evening enjoying warmth. And on a dark evening I love to sit in there looking up at a clear sky.

We installed underfloor heating for occasional use in winter but it was damaged when the house flooded so we added radiators later but they're only set at a level to give us a frost-free storage area for plants brought in from the garden requiring winter protection.

It gets a lot of use as it leads off a heavily used room; very good light levels for reading in the gloomier days of the year.

As you can see it is painted in a colour that helps to blend it into the garden scene.

We are planning to replace the roof glazing later this year with a more up-to-date system and, if we were starting from scratch again, we might choose a more contemporary style. But this has repaid the investment tenfold.

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OakenStone Design Planning Build
7 år siden
When so many of our clients want them, how we could we not like them!
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Cadplan Architecture Ltd
7 år siden
it looks light and airy
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JT Home Improvement
7 år siden
It ultimately depends on the space and location, but the essential factor to get right is the ability to control the temperature. Don't overlook the importance of additional ambient heating underfloor, opening roof lights, insulation etc.
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Couture Gardens
7 år siden
as a landscape designer in England I find clients can enjoy their gardens from their conservatory 365 days of the year
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Alexandra Hollingsworth Garden Design
7 år siden
As a garden designer I find a garden room allows clients to grow tender plants in an environment that's somewhere between outside and indoors.
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Graham A.Pavey Garden & Landscape Design
7 år siden
It connects home and garden
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B G Helps - Design
7 år siden
This is a nice airy room addition
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Hegartys Home Interiors
7 år siden
we love this look and feel
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Cameron Builders
7 år siden
looks very good
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Johnsons Garden Buildings
7 år siden
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Space could be used to greater effect
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The Worm that Turned
7 år siden
Stunned that anyone would vote no! With the right design and the right furniture https://www.worm.co.uk/categories/conservatory-furniture any room that helps bring in the outside has to be of benefit to any home.
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Graham A.Pavey Garden & Landscape Design
7 år siden
Care must be taken with positioning of a conservatory and its size. Small conservatories on a south, west or even eastern aspect can be a hot nightmare. If you get one on these aspects make it as large as you can and don't skimp on the ventilation. If you don't get it right first time it could cost a lot with blinds, additional ventilation and possibly air conditioning to correct the problems. A garden room is a lot safer.

Once you have a conservatory or garden room then start to think of the view out. Plant some winter and spring flowering plants close by and invest some time in working out vistas.
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Plan-It Design
7 år siden
garden rooms are cool!
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Innoscape Ltd
7 år siden
As a garden designer, a conservatory can be hard to fit into a scheme if not carefully chosen. However, good collaboration with clients has produced great results and special places for viewing the new garden. We have to except that in the U.K. we occasionally need to shelter from the weather!
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JML Garden Rooms
7 år siden
Garden Rooms all the way! Having a separate, quiet, outside space away from the house is valuable in many ways and for flexible uses. Our clients use them for art studios, games rooms, home offices and gyms, cinema's, study spaces, therapy rooms....the list is endless!
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Michael Smyth Carpentry
7 år siden
A great way to enjoy the outdoors all year long :)
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Hen & Crask Edinburgh
7 år siden
An extra room and entertaining space!
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British Log Cabins
7 år siden
Log cabins can make a great extension for a garden room- and look very different for that wow factor!
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Newbridge Heating Centre
7 år siden
A well built conservatory can add a great space to any house and when fitted with a stove means it can be used at any time of year. Even in winter, with snow lying outside, the stove means you can be warm whilst looking out at the snow.
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Fairview Landscapes Ltd
7 år siden
This is highly dependent on the house and what you use the room for, if it is used as an extension of the garden then they are fantastic and useful all year round.
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Acorn Architectural
7 år siden
Pros and cons and will depend on owners requirements.
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Glenn Miller Builders Ltd
7 år siden
nice conservatory buti think it could be brighter
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P R Collins Landscapes ltd
7 år siden
We are for Conservatories they do link house to garden
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Benjamin Henry
7 år siden
Coming from a background of building bespoke conservatories I find that clients love to have a place to sit in the sun with lots of glass to see the beautiful views around them.
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Hodsel Brown
7 år siden
That's a definite Yay!
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COX Architects
7 år siden
Yay!
Tom Flanagan
Forfatter
7 år siden
Who doesn't love a conservatory right?
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IGLU contemporary design
7 år siden
Privacy is far better in a garden room as opposed to a conservatory attached to your home.... this is what our clients tell us.
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IGLU contemporary design
7 år siden
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Best Heating
7 år siden
If you're looking for new ways to heat your conservatory check out our blog - http://www.bestheating.com/info/blog/heating-solutions-for-the-conservatory/
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B&R Garden Services
7 år siden
Garden room. Love them.
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Red Sky shepherds huts
7 år siden
We would recommend shepherds huts as a good garden room alternative.
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Root One
7 år siden
Good idea
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M Squared Landscaping Specialists
7 år siden
Why not - somewhere else to sit and admire your garden!
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User
7 år siden
Garden rooms can bring the outside inside and can be an ideal transition between home and garden space.
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Designed By Chloe
7 år siden
Garden Rooms are a brilliant way to introduce light and the outside into your home!
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Liberty Garden Buildings
7 år siden
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Who wouldn't want to work or relax here!!
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MS Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd.
7 år siden
Stunning looking Conservatory
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Howle Hill Nursery Garden Design and Construction
7 år siden
Brilliant work!
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User
7 år siden
Just having a ceiling put in my conservatory, we use it all the time anyway but now more like a room in the house.
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OutdoorFurniture.ie
7 år siden
Check us out!
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Ed Shepherd Photography
7 år siden
We love the inside/out feel of a garden room bringing in lots of light throughout the year and extending a house out into the garden.
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Green Home Builder Uk Ltd
7 år siden
With materials used now like smart glass conservatories really are great for all year round use .
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GladeKirk Ltd
7 år siden
Garden Rooms brilliant conservatories not so good.
User
7 år siden
garden rooms - definitely!
Debs
7 år siden
I inherited a conservatory when I moved to my current house. I was thrilled with an extra room off the kitchen. I have a south facing garden and soon found out that the conservatory's temperature rose to 40 + degrees in the summer, and faded everything, and we had to move a tv and Wii box as they were being fried. In the winter it was too cold to use. The spring days were ok, but would never purchase one. I have recently removed it and am in the process of having a brick extension built. Absolutely no idea why anyone would buy a conservatory!
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Green Home Builder Uk Ltd
7 år siden
Debs you might want to think about using smart glass system in your conservatory it's possible to have a unit you can use all year round with the right glass used if you need information or help please get in touch .
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Canmore Design
5 måneder siden
I never understood why people don't build their conservatory for year round use. It's all about light and heat control. Automatic sun reflective shades along the roof windows will keep the room from overheating in the summer and even help keep it warm in the winter. Proper wall and ceiling insulation, double or gas permeated triple glazing will keep it comfortable year around with the right heating. Add a wee wood stove in a corner with a simply pipe chimney and you have yourself a lovely winter sun room to brighten your cold winter days. If you live where there is snow, even better. It'll feel like a wee slice of paradise.
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Upholstered.Solutions
5 måneder siden
Definitely!
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Bespoke Glazing Design
5 måneder siden
So many of our clients love them.

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