Styles For Conservatories – Part 2
Selecting a conservatory for your home should be all about you. There is a variety of different types and styles of timber and uPVC conservatories on the market, some of which we described in ‘Selecting A Conservatory Style – Part 1‘.
Here are more of the most popular types and styles of conservatories people favour today, whether they select to build a bespoke sunroom or a sunroom that they select in a conservatories sale.
Pavilion Conservatories
The pavilion conservatory has three sides and a square or rectangular footprint. It can also be called a gable or gable fronted conservatory. It is a simply designed structure, which most normally projects from the house at right angles. The roof slopes at each side to a central ridge point which, when it comes to the outer side of the conservatory, it leaves a side that is similar in appearance to the gable of a house, with a vertical instead of a sloping conservatory roof.
Good use of floor space, generous ceiling height and excellent light capacity due to the large glass area to the front are features of a pavilion conservatory. These conservatories can give a great sense of presence to a home.
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Gull Wing Conservatories
The gull wing style of conservatory has 3 sections normally to the front, (a centre flat section and an angled section on each side). The centre section can be stretched to suit the size of conservatory you require.
This type is also known as a stretched front Victorian conservatory and the fact that the Victorian style is often evident in these conservatories gives them an attraction. Also the angled corners can give a softer look to gull wing conservatories as opposed to lean-to conservatories.
P-Shaped, T-Shaped, B-Shaped and L-Shaped Conservatories
With some conservatory manufacturers you would be forgiven for thinking that there was a spelling competition in progress at times. Simply put, the letter used to denote the type of conservatory, indicates the shape of the floor area, hence a P-shaped conservatory has a floor area shaped like the letter P, etc.
You can have a Victorian P-shaped conservatory or an Edwardian T-Shaped conservatory and so on. Other names to describe these types of conservatories would be ‘link’ or ‘combination’ conservatories.
The advantage of these types of conservatories is that they can be combined to suit your individual needs. For example a P-shaped conservatory could consist of a lean-to conservatory with a Victorian conservatory appendage which gives you the utilitarian advantages of the lean-to section coupled with the decorative look and ornate features that the Victorian portion would bring.
Lantern Roof Conservatories.
A lantern roof conservatory adds a finish to a large conservatory. It comprises a second roof as such, set up into the first roof, with the two roofs being separated by a row of windows.
The advantage of such a feature is that it gives height to a conservatory and allows in extra light and can let in extra ventilation also if this is incorporated into the design.
Orangeries
Orangeries are not conservatories as such, but in the present day, the name is used to evoke a type of traditional conservatory that would be from the lean-to family of design.
Bespoke Conservatories
Do not get confused. When a conservatory manufacturer tells you that you can have a bespoke conservatory, it really means that you can have whatever design you would like for your own conservatory, but if it is outside of the conservatory templates that they have in stock, then you will pay, possibly quite a lot more, for the pleasure.
This is a nice alternative to be able to have designed for your home. Your individual tastes will be accommodated with regard to all of the design features you would like to see incorporated into your conservatory.
Hopefully these short description of the different types and styles of conservatories are of help to you in choosing the type of conservatory you might like. You might find some more useful ideas regarding conservatories at ‘A Dozen Conservatory Tips – Part 1‘ and ‘A Dozen Conservatory Tips – Part 2‘.
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