Guardian™Solid Roof

Since October 2010 it became legal in the UK for a conservatory to have a solid tiled roof installed without planning permission; and the Guardian™Solid Roof is fully approved by the Local Authority of Building Control (LABC).

Unlike conventional conservatories with polycarbonate or glass roofing, a Guardian™ Roof enables home owners to enjoy their conservatory throughout the entire year. The Guardian™ Roof fundamentally transforms your living space and can increase your property’s value.

Because of its exceptional thermal qualities the insulated roof enables your conservatory to stay cosy and warm during the harsh winter months and yet cool and comfortable during the hot summer time.

But it’s not just about adding comfort and value.

Externally the Guardian™ Roof is visually more pleasant and superior to its conventional rival, insofar as the tiles and cappings are streamlined and unobtrusive, by not relying on bulky portal frames, concrete or brick columns, it’s also extremely lightweight and very strong.

Internally the Guardian™ Roof offers contemporary or traditional finishes. Choose from a plastered or a timber/PVC-u cladding finish. You can also add some fantastic finishing touches with concealed lighting or FAKRO roof windows. The options are endless and provide the scope you require to produce your own beautiful and unique look for your home.

Replacement Conservatory Roof

It’s completely understandable why so many people are currently looking to replace their conservatory roof with the Guardian™ Roof system, as the advantages are numerous.

Please be assured that if you are looking for an exceptional replacement for your polycarbonate or glass conservatory roof, the Guardian™ System is both technically brilliant and evidently practical.

Your existing conservatory roof can be quickly and smoothly transformed into a superior solid tiled conservatory roof without need for alterations to your existing structure, fixtures or fittings such as door frames and windows.

Key Benefits

• Improved Insulation: Because of the excellent thermal efficiency and the U-value of 0.18 you will notice a reduction in energy costs. This efficiency will enable the room to be used all year round keeping it nice and cool in summer and warm and cosy in winter.

• Improved Appearance – the range of styles and finishes available with a Guardian™ roof offers you real flexibility over the appearance of your conservatory, and an opportunity to hugely enhance the appearance of this extension of your home.

• Approved and Trusted: We are approved manufacturers and installers of the official Guardian™ Warm Roof System

C & L Windows and Conservatories Ltd

65, Seymour Road

Gloucester

Gloucestershire

GL1 5PT

www.candlwindows.co.uk

01452 526028

Do's and Don'ts When Choosing Bi - folding Doors

Top 5 Do's & Don'ts When Choosing a Bi fold Door

Do’s

1. View the actual door you intend to buy. Bi-folding doors can vary hugely in cost and quality, and when spending a considerable sum of money on a set of doors, the last thing you want is to be disappointed when they arrive. 
2. Ask about weather guarantees. The current buzz word is low threshold, but we don’t know of a single folding sliding door on the market that offers a weather guarantee on low thresholds. On an external door we would recommend having a rebated threshold and then sinking it a further 1 cm into the floor. This would only give you a step height of just   1 - 1.5 cm (the thickness of your finger). The last thing you want is wind whistling in under your new set of doors come winter time.
3. Get an insurance backed guarantee. Make sure that whoever you are buying your folding patio doors from will issue you with an insurance backed guarantee. An insurance backed guarantee gives you the peace of mind that should the company go up in smoke, your guarantee won’t go with it. Insurance backed guarantees are usually for 10 years and shouldn't cost you any extra.
4. Buy bi-fold doors that pass the current building regs. Building regulations are constantly updated, so ask if the bi-fold or sliding doors you wish to buy pass the current regs. Also ask for documentation and certificates. Keep these safe, so when you come to sell your house, you can pass them onto the new owner.
5. Ask for references from your installer. Any reputable company should be more than willing to put you in touch with past customers.

Don'ts

1. Avoid bi-fold doors with an external track. There are some bi-fold doors on the market that have an external track that the doors slide along. These doors are not purpose built bi-folding doors, they have been adapted to make them work as bi-folds. There is a security risk here as the track can be levered off. A purpose built bi-fold door should have all the tracks built into the frame.
2. Don’t buy a door purely on price. The old saying “you get what you pay for” could not be truer than when buying bi-fold doors.
3. Top Hung vs Bottom Rolling? Some suppliers will tell you that top hung is better than bottom rolling, or bottom rolling is better than top hung. Don’t believe them. 
4. Avoid ‘floating mullions’. We don’t recommend bi-fold doors with “floating mullions” this is an extra piece of material that goes between each door leaf. Why would you need that extra piece? In our experience it not only looks ugly, but can and does drop, causing operation problems.
5. Don’t pay the balance of the job until the door is installed. There are some companies that want the balance paid a few days before the installation has taken place. If you have paid in full and you are not completely satisfied with your doors when they are fitted, you have less chance of getting a quick and satisfactory solution. Pay the balance once you are happy you have received what you have paid for.

C & L Windows and Conservatories Ltd
65, Seymour Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 5PT 

01452 526028

www.candlwindows.co.uk