Clearview South January 2014 - Issue 146 | Page 52
CLEARVIEW EXCLUSIVE
CONSERVATORYNEWS
WHY A CONSERVATORY MAY NOW BE
THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR CHOICE
FOR AN ADDITIONAL ROOM
David Fenning’s Conservatories has
been designing and constructing glazed
sunrooms since 1969. Some of the early
basic structures were of a greenhouse design
but nonetheless people used to sit in these
protected areas and enjoy their garden.
As the quality of construction materials
improved, there have been significant
advances in what we now consider as modern
conservatories rather than lean-to greenhouses.
In this exclusive article for Clearview, David
Fennings now discusses why another major
move forward is now substantially overdue…
“During the last five years, there has
been a generally unexplained reduction in
homeowners constructing conservatories
on their properties. It can however be seen
that this has run very much parallel with
the downturn in our, and indeed the world,
economic climate.
“This decline in fully glazed conservatory
sales has been dramatic but there appears to
be a substantial rise in those adding brick
extensions with tiled roofs. Reliable market
research indicates that it is not so much people
feeling that conservatories are too hot in the
summer or cold during winter months but
that they are considered as a luxury addition
to the home and we are of course currently
experiencing tough economic times. Full
extensions are now popular because more
home owners are not moving and therefore
wishing to add brick and tiled roof extensions
to their home for a more general living area
BUT people have been extending their homes
for hundreds of years and this has previously
A substantially glazed
kitchen and dining area in
Sandbanks, Dorset, taking
this home into the garden.
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made no dramatic impact on the popularity of
glazed conservatories.
“I can unhesitatingly say that many
thousands of my customers will unequivocally
state that their fully glazed conservatory is by
far the family’s most popularly used room.
When asked why, the answer will very simply
be. ‘It is a wonderfully bright protected area
where we can relax comfortably in our gardens
whilst enjoying natural light and warmth,
whenever we wish.’
“Throughout the UK there are thousands of
hotels and restaurants with substantial, fully
glazed south facing conservatories and if you
speak