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Three jobs, usually
A new one from the base up, an old one brought back into use, or a roof replaced on one that is too hot in summer and useless in winter.
OUR SERVICES
Conservatories in Oldham and Greater Manchester
Built, rebuilt or brought back into use, with a base and a roof that hold the heat in.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
What a conservatory job involves
Built, rebuilt or brought back into use, with a base and a roof that hold the heat in.
It is decided underneath
A conservatory sits on its own base and dwarf wall. That has to be dug, concreted and damp proofed like any other building, or it takes the frames with it.
Finished as a room
Base and dwarf wall, frame and glazing, then the floor, plastering and electrics inside, so it is a room rather than a glass box bolted on the back.
IN THE QUOTE
What is in the quote
- Dig, base and damp proofing
- Dwarf wall in brick to match the house
- Frame and glazing, supplied and fitted
- Roof, guttering and the join into the existing wall
- Floor built up and insulated
- Plastering, sockets and lighting inside
- Rubbish taken away and the ground left tidy
The part of a house people are quickest to write off and quickest to be pleased with once the base and the roof are sorted.
HOW WE DO IT
How a conservatory job actually goes
Four steps, start to finish, so you know what happens and when.
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01
Tell us what you want from it
A new one, an old one brought back into use, or a roof that needs replacing. A photo from inside and one from the garden.
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02
The base and the roof are the two questions
Old conservatories usually fail on one of those: a base that was never insulated, or a roof that makes the room too hot in summer and useless in winter. The visit establishes which it is.
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03
A written quote that says how warm it will be
Base, structure, glazing or a solid roof, and heating. If the honest answer is that it needs a new base, the quote says so rather than pricing a roof onto a bad one.
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04
Base first, then the structure
The base and the dwarf walls go in, then the frame and the roof, then it is finished inside so it is a room you use rather than a porch.
THREE WAYS TO START
Talk to us about your conservatory
Whichever is easiest. You get the same answer from all three.
Or send it in a minute
Three boxes and a photo if you have one.
PAST WORK
Recent work
Finished jobs, photographed on site.
Call us for your conservatory quote
A written quote, itemised, with no obligation.
USEFUL TO KNOW
Conservatory questions
Can you replace just the roof?
Yes, and it is the conservatory job we are asked for most. If the frames and the base are sound, a new solid or insulated roof changes how the room behaves far more than new glass would. The frames get checked first, because a roof is only worth fitting to something that will hold it.
Why is ours too cold to use in winter?
Nearly always the roof and the floor rather than the glazing. Heat leaves through a thin polycarbonate roof and comes up cold through a floor that was never insulated. Both can be put right without touching the frames.
Do we need planning permission?
Often not, because many conservatories fall under permitted development, but it depends on size, height, how much of the garden is already built on and whether the property is listed or in a conservation area. We tell you which side of the line yours looks to be on at the visit, and we say so plainly if it needs an application.
Can you take an old one down and build something else?
Yes. Sometimes the honest answer is that a tired conservatory is worth removing and replacing with a small extension or a garden room instead. If that is what the visit shows, we will say so, and price both.
Often booked alongside
House extensionsGET A PRICE
Tell us about your job
Three boxes and a photo if you have one. We price it in writing, with no obligation.
Where we work from
Based in Oldham, covering Greater Manchester.
07542 569 403
office@akjohnbuilders.co.uk
Oldham, Greater Manchester