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Need Help With Leaking Sun Room?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

roof? glass? i’ve seen that alot. if it is, they have built in gutters on interior side (bottom of top) they may be clogged up. also on outside (top) they would use a rubber gasket, it probably shrank and has one -two inch gaps now. my experience in replacing glass shows that removing glass gives access to those gutters clean them out clean glass and gaskets and replace. seal up the gaps only, too many people use too much sealant and may clogg the weeps (drain holes). it easy, little tricky getting at all the glass. planks will be needed. they are made to let water in, into the gutters and drain out at bottom of roof. hope that helps

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Posted in Conservatory Questions | 2 Comments »

How Hard Is It To Build Your Own Conservatory And Are There Any Websites With Advice On How To Go About It?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

the website below gives tips on building your own conservatory. depending on how big you want to make your conservatory, you may need to get planning permission, easiest way is to phone your local council, or check they’re website for something called ‘permitted development’.

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Posted in Conservatory Questions | 3 Comments »

Our Neighbour Has Built A Single Storey Conservatory With Windows That Look Into Our Kitchen Window?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

We have a large kitchen diner with 2 windows, one of which looks directly into our neighbours kitchen (left side of the room) (so the blind is always closed), then one on the right side that looks into the garden. The neighbour on the right has just built a conservatory with normal windows all the way round.
Because the conservatory has been built about 3 or 4 foot from the 3foot fence (which belongs to the neighbour and has been erected in our land, not where it should have been), her windows look directly into our kitchen, into the only window that we could open the blinds on. The woman next door owns her house, we rent ours from the council and she hates us for it. She has told me that we are council scum because we don’t own our house, so we can’t speak to her about anything. She’s really nosey and is always looking in now.
Is there not a law about invasion of privacy? The council are not helpful, as usual, so I need to give them the facts! Trouble is, I don’t know them yet!

Tags: Built, Conservatory, Into, Look, Neighbour, Single, Storey, That, Windows, With
Posted in Conservatory Questions | 22 Comments »

Is It Ok To Build A Raised Conservatory Base With Blocks Instead Of Bricks?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Im going to build a raised conservatory base 1.2 meters above ground with a suspended floor and was wondering how i should build the wall around the base and what material i.e brick or block.It would have to be strong enough to to hold up the conservatory obviously.I no blocks are cheaper but are they man enough.i would prefur to go for blocks and render afterwards.thanks in advance

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Posted in Conservatory Questions | 1 Comment »

Tearing Carpet Up Out Of An Old Sun Room And Want To Replace With Carpet Tiles. ?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Can the tiles be glued down instead of using the glue dots that are recommended. I don’t think they will be strong enough to hold the carpet in place.

Tags: Carpet, Replace, Room, Tearing, Tiles., Want, With
Posted in Conservatory Questions | 2 Comments »

Hey How Much Would You Sell A Home With Two Huge Rooms Two Bathrooms And A Sun Room Cost?

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

answer please

Tags: Bathrooms, Cost, Home, Huge, Much, Room, Rooms, Sell, With, Would
Posted in Conservatory Questions | 4 Comments »

We Have Half Brick Inside Wall Of Conservatory. Can We Lay Laminate Flooring With Skirting Board?

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

we are having a conservatory built. the inside wall will be brick, and we’d like to have laminate flooring down. Can we do this and also have a skirting board all the way round or do we have to have something else instead.

Tags: Brick, Conservatory, Flooring, Half, Have, Inside, Laminate, Skirting, Wall, With
Posted in Conservatory Questions | 4 Comments »

Just Had A New Conservatory Built With A Concrete Floor. Floor Was Uneven And They Then Used A Self-leveller.?

Friday, February 19th, 2010

..it is still uneven, which we were not aware of until the fitters had put down our laminate flooring. We are now being told by conservatory company that we should have waited 3-4 months before laying laminate floor. We were under the impression that once the concrete went grey it was dry and we were good to go. Who is right? We are trying to claim for the conservatory people to lift and then relay laminate, think this is why they are saying that we should have waited – when we placed order we told them we needed it up and running for Christmas – any help greatly appreciated.

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Posted in Conservatory Questions | 5 Comments »

How To Pass Wall With Spider Ball Track In Sun Room In Metroid Prime?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Metroid prime- in the sunroom, there is a wall with spider ball track and a wall with 4 symbols on it blocking my path. I found the 2 in the room, but it says they are “in the area” where are the other 2 so i can pass?

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Posted in Conservatory Questions | 2 Comments »

Where Can I Get A Replacement Conservatory Roof With No Visible Support Beams?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

We currently have a low-pitched roof conservatory (about 10′ by 9′) and the roof seems to be a single sheet, without any visible support. On closer inspection, you can see that there are actually aluminium support strips running between the cells of the roof, but which appear almost invisible.
This now needs replacing, but we don’t want to have the ugly, visible support beams that we’ve seen on all the standard conservatories. Any idea where you can get a suitable replacement?

Tags: Beams, Conservatory, Replacement, Roof, Support, Visible, Where, With
Posted in Conservatory Questions | 4 Comments »