Orangery installations by Thermaframe

Orangeries

If you are thinking of building either an Orangery or glazed extension then look no further than Thermaframe.

With over 30 years of experience in the home improvement market, Thermaframe can design and build your orangery or glasshouse for you. If you can imagine it we can build it and if you can't we can - almost anything is possible. An orangery is the ultimate addition to your home, an extension in traditional bricks and mortar combined with the light and airiness of glass.

Call 01959 534 720 to make a free, no obligation appointment to see how our Orangeries may improve your home.

Designing your Orangery

An orangery can be traditional or contemporary, opening up the habitable space in your home. It can be a pool enclosure, a dining room or just a living space. With an orangery you open up your home to the light and views beyond.

Our designers can guide you through the design process offering ideas as well as advice. Our bespoke design service covers all aspects of design through to planning and building regulations. A complete service which includes: CAD design, construction, plumbing, electrics, heating, lighting, patios and pathways.

Electrics

Most conservatories need an electrical supply. This can generally be taken from the house with little or minimal disruption to the existing feed in the main dwelling. All installations are Part-P (Electrical Safety) compliant as required by building regulations. We can advise you about your requirements based on the size of your conservatory.

Things you may need to consider are:

Internal double plug sockets (varied finishes such as chrome, brass or white).
External plug sockets for garden use (i.e. lawnmower, strimmer).
Internal lighting points.
External light features (i.e. patio lights, security lights).
Telephone extensions.
Ceiling fans.

Lighting

Conservatory lighting is generally subtle, creating a relaxing mood that can be achieved in a variety of different ways depending on your conservatory ceiling design and height. From a free standing lamp shade powered from a standard plug socket, a light built-in to a ceiling fan or pendant or even built in wall lights or spotlights built into the conservatory ridge as a decorative feature.

The Thermaframe showroom at Badgers Mount, Kent has various lighting options on display to help you decide about these finishing touches. Everything from a French pendant chandelier in the T-shape conservatory, to wall up-lighters in the Lean-to.

All the wiring for your lighting system is concealed behind the final plastered walls leaving just the wires showing for the desired fixtures and fittings of your choice. As we have no idea what style of lights you require the only additional items we ask you to purchase are your light fittings, which we will make provision to fit for you.

Climate Control
It is important to consider the climate control for your new conservatory so that you can use it all year round regardless of the temperature outside. There are several options available.

Air conditioning

Ceiling Fans

Heaters

Underfloor Heat

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Air Conditioning

The ultimate in conservatory climate control is Air-Conditioning. Regardless of the outside weather, -5 degrees in the middle of winter or 35 degrees in the middle of summer your air-conditioning unit will control the temperature of your conservatory. The beauty of these units is that they both heat and cool all year round, needing no other additional heating (radiators, wall heaters etc.) or cooling units.

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Ceiling Fans

Fantasia Ceiling Fans are the green way to move air and can use 60% less power consumption than a standard fan. They have large quiet, wobble-free motors and a steep blade pitch to maximize the circulation of air. The winter setting re-circulates warm air trapped at ceiling level, eliminating cold spots and draughts and distributing room heat without creating a cooling draft.

You can choose from a range of 20 models in 18 finishes and 8 sizes, from classic plantation designs to modern contemporary chrome fans. These are complimented by a comprehensive range of accessories such as light kits, wall lights, remote controls and wall controls. Fantasia fans have a 10 year warranty. Visit our showroom to see a working Fantasia fan in our Georgian conservatory.

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Heaters

Heating in your new build conservatory is essential, especially through the winter months. There are a variety of different solutions to provide heat in your conservatory.

Electric Wall Heaters

This form of climate control is available in many styles and colours. They turn off and on according to the needs of the room.

Radiators

You can transfer an additional radiator from your existing house system (providing your current boiler is has the capacity for an additional radiator). This can be affective as the heat will change accordingly to how you set the heating for your whole house.

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Underfloor Heat

Underfloor heating delivers an ideal temperature between floor and ceiling due to a balanced combination of radiant and convected heat. Under-floor heating ensures you feel comfortable even at a lower air temperature than that produced by a more conventional heating system.

With conventional central heating like radiators the majority of heat rises, making the ceiling one of the warmest places in the room. However, most of the warmth generated by under floor heating is radiant heat, where the floor releases heat evenly, which is then absorbed by people and objects in the room. This results in your feet being warm and your head feeling cool and provides the perfect environment to relax in.

Thermaframe has several conservatories with underfloor heating systems in our extensive Kent showroom. We can advise what would be the best form of climate control for you.

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Landscaping

Thermaframe offer landscaping services when installing a conservatory, orangery or garden room. We use a highly experienced team of landscapers who also work for discerning customers of the Polhill Garden Centre, Kent. They are experienced in design of the hard landscaping areas such as patios, pathways, decks etc and also in planting designs.

There is a wide range of stones and pavers available to choose from and finishing touches such as pebbles and cobbles. You can also add exterior lighting to offset your beautiful garden at night to compliment your new conservatory.

To see an example of our landscapers work, please visit our extensive showroom site at the Polhill Garden Centre, J4 M25