TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Malbrook - TECHNICAL INFORMATION
For bespoke glazed extensions, Orangeries, Conservatories, Roof Lanterns, verandas, and Garden Rooms.
Our Ten Year Guarantee
Our after sales department ensures complete peace of mind and your Conservatory, Orangery, Roof Lantern, Folding Sliding doors or Garden Room installed in the United Kingdom by Malbrook Conservatories Ltd, is covered by our 10 year Structural Guarantee. See Terms and Conditions for details.
Timber
Malbrook Conservatories fully appreciates the importance of selecting durable timber of the highest quality for our Conservatories, Orangeries and Roof Lanterns. Appropriate hardwoods are chosen from sustainable sources and all sections are machined and assembled using traditional joinery methods, reflecting our attention to details. All timbers meet BS1186.
The timber sections are selected for strength and durability and are finished in a wide range of stains or paint colours to suit your property.
Custom Designed Detail
Glazing
All units are manufactured and toughened to British Standards and are kite marked and meet BS6206 as required by Building Regulations. All units are softcoat with an argon gas filled cavity for thermal insulation.
Roof units are constructed using 4/6mm toughened safety glass incorporating a 16mm argon gas filled airspace, using Planitherm one softcoat units to one of the highest specifications in the industry.
Roof glass is held in specially formed rafter gaskets for a weather tight seal, externally we use an aluminium rafter cap, polyester powder coated to complement your paint choice and providing a maintenance free roof construction.
Wall units are constructed using 4mm toughened safety glass incorporating a 16mm argon gas filled airspace.
We can also offer further options including self-cleaning glass.
Door and Window Fittings
Each Conservatory and Orangery door is fitted with a three-point security lock with lever/lever handles, Flush bolts, and cabin hooks, where applicable.
Each opening window is fitted with a casement stay, fastener and for added security a flip over bolt. All available in various colour finishes.
Rainwater Goods
We use cast iron or extruded aluminium or Marley Classic guttering to discharge water from the conservatory roof to ground level. All aluminium guttering can be powder coated to match your Conservatory or Orangery.
Custom Designed Detail / Rainwater goods
Flat Roofs
Orangeries and lantern lights require a quality flat roof construction; We construct an insulated roof area of PIR insulation, osb3 sheet material and a grey fibreglass finish.
Lead Work and Flashing
Where the Conservatory or Orangery abuts the house, we provide and install all lead flashing and box gutters where necessary. Code 4 lead is used for most flashings, whilst lead, reinforced EPDM (a type of single ply weatherproofing) or similar may be used for box gutters and valleys.
Painting and Finishing
All contracts are painted or stained with three microporous water-based coats in our workshop, with final coats brush applied on site by our fitters. The choice of colour is yours.
High Level Ventilation
Timber roof ventilators - manufactured in our joinery workshop- may be manually or electrically operated as required.
Surveying
Once a contract has been agreed a full survey is carried out by one of Malbrook Conservatories' experienced surveyors who will prepare final drawings of the Conservatory, Orangery or Garden Room for your approval as well as detailed base plans for the builder. Our qualified surveyors and engineers will specify any load bearing and other structural requirements.
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Planning Permission
Where required Malbrook Conservatories can apply for all necessary planning and listed building consents for Conservatories, Orangeries and Garden Rooms. We can also work with your architect, surveyor or builder as appropriate and will advise on requirements for building regulations. We are fully conversant with requirements for Heritage and refurbishments projects. Understanding planning requirements is an important part of our work and applications are included in our costs.
We reserve the right to change the specification without notice.
