Category: Orangeries and Conservatories
An orangery can transform your home, filling it with natural light and providing extra usable space. But adding an orangery extension to your home is a significant decision, and for all the benefits and different ways you can use an orangery, there are certain considerations you need to bear in mind to make sure your new extension is a success.
What is an orangery?
A timber-frame orangery is often seen as the ideal cross between a conservatory and a standard brick extension. Typically, orangeries feature plenty of thermally efficient glass, and often incorporate a roof lantern, but with brick walls and less glass than a conservatory.
The advantages of orangeries
Gives you extra, versatile space
Orangeries provide extra living space within your home, and are perfect for creating dedicated areas for things like dining, entertaining or relaxation, that you can use all year round. An orangery is incredibly versatile, and you can design your new space for a variety of purposes. They make stunning social spaces, or relaxed zones for family dining. Or perhaps it’ll become an inspiring office, or even your new home gym.
Floods your home with natural light
Create the perfect blend of indoor and outdoor living with glass panes that allow plenty of natural light to stream into your home. And if your orangery includes a roof lantern, you’ll be able to enjoy even more extra light throughout the year. The glass panes cast a wide angle of light, meaning they’re effective at lighting up a room even when the sun is sitting lower in the sky during winter.
Can increase the value of your home
An orangery is a sophisticated addition to any home, and has the potential to create wow factor that will set your property apart. This, plus the added floor space it’ll give you, means that an orangery can be a great investment and add significant value to your home.
Things to consider before installing an orangery
The cost and time involved
An orangery is an extension of your home, and can be costly. While they are usually less expensive than a brick-built extension, orangeries do cost more to build and take more time to complete than a basic conservatory, which uses more glass and should be seen as an add-on to your home rather than a proper extension of your living space. It’s best to view an orangery as an investment, and to weigh up the costs against the advantages your newly created space will bring.
Will your privacy be affected?
An extension made with lots of glass might make it easier for outsiders to see into your home, so bear this in mind when deciding where to place your orangery. If you typically have a lot of passers-by on the side of your home that you wish to extend, you might want to look into additional shrubbery or garden landscaping to help shield the inside of your home from view, or investigate different bespoke orangery designs that will protect your privacy.
Some orangeries require planning permission
Most orangeries and roof lanterns can be constructed without planning permission as they come under permitted development regulations. But certain approvals are needed for some types of property, such as period homes or listed buildings. This means it’s important to work with an expert company, such as Tucker Joinery, who can guide you through this process as well as craft roof lanterns and orangeries that are suitable for these types of property.
Contact Tucker Joinery today to find out how an orangery extension could transform your home, and to get the process underway.
