Hi, I may (or may not) be able to get hold of some double glazed units fairly cheap, probably old upvc windows. Is there any reason why I can't use these to "knock-up" a conservatory? I'm not sure how I'd make up the frame (steel posts?) or do the roof (polycarb with the upvc edging stuff?)
Somebody must have thought about this before?! Conservatory companies' prices seem to be v high.
We've thought about it.
We have an assortment of dg windows round the back ...
It might not be pretty but it will be interesting!
Mary
Yep, recovered mainly single glazed windows and french doors (all wood not that matters) frame built from recovered 4x2's on recovered brick base. Floor is teak decking (on more 4x2's and brick piers) recovered from a damaged pontoon. Lining is recovered 1/2 inch chip board with 4 inch poly batts in the frame. Cladding is cheap softwood (its lasted 10 years and needs a few lengths replacing now) and recovered ali angle to protect the corners. Roof was new twin wall on new 4x2's as I couldn't find any recovery ones long enough. All in cost, including a bricklayer and everything else was under 500 quid. He went on to build a similar one using plastic profiles, but again over a wooden frame. Both move with the ground, rather than damaging the wall like a ridgid steel frame can!
Niel.
That's very encouraging, thanks.
Mary
No prob's, I could take some pic's if you want, but a GWR green wooden conservatory isn't anything special really...
Niel.
Don't know where you are but many councils planning people don't allow polycarb roofs anymore.
"Badger" wrote ... | a GWR green wooden conservatory
Ah, the 'railway surplus paint' episode - one of my fave OF&Hs
Owain
Our next door neighbour's house, shed, garage, fencing, gutters, fall pipes ... everything ... is Yorkshire Water green. He built the shed when he retired. It houses paint.
Mary
Mines actually painted with a fence/shed paint that about matches it, or l-r bronze green (well one shade of the many of it) in the right light.
Niel, uk-lro lister....
Am I alone in not understanding that?
Mary
Probably not, bad day...
"Mary Fisher" wrote | "Badger" wrote | > Mines actually painted with a fence/shed paint that about matches | > it, or l-r bronze green (well one shade of the many of it) in the | > right light. | > Niel, uk-lro lister.... | Am I alone in not understanding that?
I'm guessing Land-Rovers. (Or Land Rovers, for those post-SeriesIIA or whenever they dropped the hyphen.)
Owain
Oh, sorry, it was nothing personal. I don't always catch on immediately :-)
Mary
Yep, the original international l-r owners e-mail list uk spin off.
Ah! Thanks, Owain. Might have known you'd be the Oracle! Such technology never came into my pretty little head :-)
Mary
Mine would be three sided & I'm thinking now about how I would make the frame rigid enough. I'm planning on the three sides being full length glass panels more or less. Does all the rigidity come from the roof?
No, the framing carries std. window frames which add to the rigidity, but allows the whole thing to move as well. If ours was rigid it'd pulled the wall down or broken by now as one corner rises and falls by several inches during the year, due to the oak trees..... Be wary of full length glass, there are specific safety requirements which means a lot more expense, thats why the bottom of ours is wooden, not glass, also hides the "stuff" stored in it!
Niel.
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