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BRINGING Home office, playroom, dining room or even a chill-out room; a conservatory can be whatever you want it to be, whilst also adding value and a wow factor to a home as Adele Trathan explains
OUTDOORS INDOORS techniques they have remained desirable additions to homes ever since. In the last couple of decades, conservatories have evolved from box shaped,
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s families grow and homes fill up with a lifetime of accumulation, space is always at a premium, even more so during the last year when most of us have had to live, breathe and work in one place – our home! Originally, a conservatory was a small side extension to a home, in which plants were grown. They were very popular in Victorian and Edwardian times and thanks to modern building
greenhouse styled rooms with temperatures that ranged from freezing in winter to smoking hot in summer. Now, there’s an incredible range of styles, from traditional to contemporary, with better climate control using modern technology and materials to create the perfect conservatory. To be classed as a conservatory, the walls must be at least 50% glass and the roof at least 75% glass. The structure also needs to be built against the wall of the property and have heating independent to the rest of the property. The size and location of a conservatory will dictate whether or not planning permission is required. After that, the next step is to choose the frame materials. May 2021 | SUSSEX LIVING 61
