Choosing The Right Conservatory

Choosing the right Conservatory Choosing the right style and materials for your new conservatory can be a challenge. Below is a visual guide to make the process a little easier. Styles Gable A Gable conservatory has a pitched roof, with a triangular shape under the end of it, where the top of the triangle meets the edge of the roof. Georgian Georgian architecture is typified by symmetry and precise attention to proportion. Perhaps the best known original Georgian conservatory still in existence is the Nash Conservatory, originally built at Buckingham Palace then moved to Kew Gardens in 1836. Lean-to A Lean-To Conservatory is a more modern style, making use of the wall the room is attached to by bracing the slanted roof against it. P-shaped P-Shape refers to the floor plan of the conservatory. Typically the vertical line of the P will be attached to the property in a Lean-To style, while the semi-circle of the P-shape may be a Victorian or Edwardian style to go with what may suit the property. T-shaped A T-Shaped Conservatory, as the name suggests, uses a T-shaped floor plan in which typically uses a Lean-To for the horizontal top line of the T. The vertical line may be again, Victorian or Edwardian as appropriate to the style of the property the conservatory is attached to. Victorian Queen Victoria's reign coincided with a period of a design style boom and the industrial revolution, symbolised by the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was this period in the 1850's that the word "Victorian" became synonymous with prized architecture of intricate detail and adornments. Polycarbonate Negatives Too cold in winter Too hot in summer Noisey when it rains Other problems Glass Benefits Easy or self cleaning Glare reduction coating Noise reduction Energy efficient www.ecovitro.co.uk 0845 500 2211 eco Vitro Choosing the right Conservatory Choosing the right style and materials for your new conservatory can be a challenge. Below is a visual guide to make the process a little easier. Styles Gable A Gable conservatory has a pitched roof, with a triangular shape under the end of it, where the top of the triangle meets the edge of the roof. Georgian Georgian architecture is typified by symmetry and precise attention to proportion. Perhaps the best known original Georgian conservatory still in existence is the Nash Conservatory, originally built at Buckingham Palace then moved to Kew Gardens in 1836. Lean-to A Lean-To Conservatory is a more modern style, making use of the wall the room is attached to by bracing the slanted roof against it. P-shaped P-Shape refers to the floor plan of the conservatory. Typically the vertical line of the P will be attached to the property in a Lean-To style, while the semi-circle of the P-shape may be a Victorian or Edwardian style to go with what may suit the property. T-shaped A T-Shaped Conservatory, as the name suggests, uses a T-shaped floor plan in which typically uses a Lean-To for the horizontal top line of the T. The vertical line may be again, Victorian or Edwardian as appropriate to the style of the property the conservatory is attached to. Victorian Queen Victoria's reign coincided with a period of a design style boom and the industrial revolution, symbolised by the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was this period in the 1850's that the word "Victorian" became synonymous with prized architecture of intricate detail and adornments. Polycarbonate Negatives Too cold in winter Too hot in summer Noisey when it rains Other problems Glass Benefits Easy or self cleaning Glare reduction coating Noise reduction Energy efficient www.ecovitro.co.uk 0845 500 2211 eco Vitro