Orangery or conservatory? Terraced house

Building_Surveyor

Google is your friend :-)

http://blog.everest.co.uk/product-spotlight/orangery-conservatory-difference/

pleasedelete

The 'orangery' in the link just looks like a conservatory to me. I imagine it is like flat or apartment.

misssaver12

Rajeev wrote: »

Are you able to post some pictures and rough costs of various things you had to purchase.

Many Thanks,
Rajeev

I will find some pictures, there was only the one cost of about 4,500 in all ( plus buying a few large screwdriver parts for couple of pound) although the prices have gone up as I was sent an email informing us. The steel bases arrived first and was installed in a day, screwed to the house and adjusted to level out then a few days later the rest arrived... I wanted all the panels of glass fitted so opted for a company who did that. Everything came in labelled boxes, there was a help line you could call which I called once and realised that the part I was looking for was screwed onto the beam. We used a large ladder and because of the steel base when it got wedged at one point, we just undid a section of steel base, removed and put the base back.

The most challenging part was the roof panels. I had ordered 2 full PVC panels to go against the neighbours fence and they arrived with glass so called up and the glass was replaced in a few weeks and they sent out a fitter to do it as well.

My neighbour ordered from the same company a larger nearly full length of house conservatory with a false base made of steel and fake bricks, which looks very authentic. There is no planning permission needed for the structure as it's not 'permanent'. Floor insulation and boards are included as well.

2 of us put the whole thing up in less than a week and we could have been quicker but we worked full time as well..

AJane

movilogo wrote: »

Checked with local council they said I need to apply for planning permission (for either) as my road is not exempt from planning permission.

There's a fair bit of advice around on whether you need planning permission - Westbury Garden Rooms have some advice on their blog which doesn't just address conservatories. There's also some stuff about climate control on there too if that's also a concern

AdrianC

pleasedelete wrote: »

The 'orangery' in the link just looks like a conservatory to me.

I suspect the supplier in that link are differentiating their ranges by using the different names, no more than that.

They seem to be saying...
Conservatory = off the shelf, standardised product, "flat-pack".
Orangery = made-to-measure, designed for the individual house.

The orangery is more likely to have low brick walls, whilst the conservatory is probably tupperware all the way to the ground.

thestens

Go for a proper brick built garden room, with a pitched tiled roof, with Veluxes if you need more light, and either fold back doors or big windows and patio/ French doors. Get decent sized radiators. We have one like that and use it every day, all year. We love it and as we are selling our house at the moment, all the people who have viewed have said it is a big point in them coming to see the house ( and we are currently considering 2 offers).

pepsimiddleton

Don't forget to discuss with your neighbours otherwise you would be in breach of a party wall agreement. Conservatories don't add any value to your house where as an orangery would but probably not worth the expense on a terrace as you need to consider the ceiling price for a property of your type in your road.
Definitely consider heating it, cold in winter and too hot in summer is all too common with conservatories.