Is the Orangery the conservatory for people who don’t like conservatories?

 A poorly planned, designed and constructed conservatory is perhaps the worst form of home improvement, uncomfortably warm in summer and unusable when too cold in winter.

The key problems have usually been the wrong type of glazing and too little ventilation in the summer and the wrong type of glazing and a lack of heating in  winter.

For some families this dilemma has been solved with the evolution of a new design of conservatory that has its origins almost three centuries ago.

Coming to popularity in the early part of the17^th Century, the Orangery became a fashionable addition to the landed gentry in the Netherlands for the growing of sweet oranges. It didn’t take long for the English to adopt the Orangery and this early form of conservatory began appearing in the wealthier estates across England. Typical in their design with solid pillar with tall glazed windows and partially glazed solid roof, they are now in great demand as more and more homeowners are discovering the beauty and practicality of a themed Orangery. This type of conservatory is seen as the perfect solution for homeowners who dislike the drawbacks of conventional, but poorly planned conservatories.

With the majority of customers purchasing conservatories for the purpose of adding additional space to their homes, the introduction of the orangery conservatory is a fantastic way to fully utilise the heat and light that can be harnessed from the sun creating an inviting space that can be utilised for any use.

The greater the amount of solid structure the cooler and more comfortable the interior, particularly with south facing gardens that get sun all day. In the winter the reverse is true, the more structural brickwork the easier it is to keep warm.

The Orangery is fast becoming the conservatory of choice for certain types of property, but is still a technically demanding structure that requires professional expertise that only specialist conservatory companies possess. Network VEKA is a national network of 140 specialist conservatory fabricators and installers, that offers outstanding quality, value and guarantees that safeguard the consumer throughout the process.

To find out if an Orangery is the conservatory for you, why not complete the form on this page, we will send you, by return, the Network VEKA hassle free guide to producing the perfect conservatory.