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Over the past twenty years uPVC conservatories have become very popular and now with the creation of the orangery which has been dubbed as the next generation of conservatory they are set to continue to be popular for many years to come. The great thing about uPVC conservatories and orangeries is that they are an affordable way of adding extra living space to your home. No longer are conservatories and orangeries just used as a place for growing exotic plants they are now used for a variety of purposes.

The most common use for conservatories and orangeries is to provide an additional lounge area a space for relaxing, entertaining and watching television but with a unique atmosphere. The large windows and glass roof gives the room a light and airy feel which makes it a great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors when the weather stops you from going outside.

Probably the second most popular use of conservatories and orangeries is as a dining area. They make a great place to enjoy breakfast on a spring morning or enjoy a romantic candle lit meal in the evening under the night sky.

UPVC conservatories and orangeries also make a great addition to a kitchen. Kitchens are often the heart of the home and the place where the family spend the majority of the time. By adding a conservatory or orangery to a kitchen it can add much needed extra space whilst giving your kitchen a modern contemporary feel.

If you have children then a conservatory or orangery can make a great play room when they are young and as they grow the room can easily be adapted into a games room and separate lounge area for when they have friends around.

With more and more people opting to work from home uPVC conservatories or orangeries can make a great office area. The natural daylight which floods the room makes the perfect working environment and blinds can easily be added to prevent the glare on your computer screen.

Whatever use you decide to use a uPVC conservatory or orangery for it will make the perfect addition to your home and whats more it will also help to increase the value of your property if you decide to sell in the future.

Looking for a local home improvement company offering the very latest uPVC Conservatories in Cumbria? A tailor-made Orangery in Cumbria? Or a company who installs the very latest ‘A’ Rated Replacement Double Glazing Windows in Cumbria? Make Planet South Lakes your first choice.

CLICK HERE to contact Planet South Lakes online and arrange a free quotation or freephone 0800 615 2255.

Planet Conservatories, Windows & Doors is coming to Lancaster – with a new indoor showroom. Part of the Conservatory, Window & Door Outlet network – Planet South Lakes has established itself to be among the most recognised installers of PVC conservatories, orangeries, replacement windows and doors throughout Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal and Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and throughout Cumbria. We have become this way by listening to our customers’ needs and providing answers in even the most testing of locations.

Choosing the right home improvement company for PVC conservatories, orangeries, windows and doors is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when thinking about adding a new bespoke conservatory or having replacement double glazing windows fitted. It’s not just about the price, it’s about the quality and value for money of the products themselves.

Planet South Lakes, currently based in Kendal, Cumbria understand that it means so much when you finally find a company who you feel you can trust to do the job properly – first time. It also makes a huge difference if workers are punctual, courteous, considerate and careful with your possessions. Planet’s dedicated craftsmen will install your new bespoke conservatory, custom built orangery or double glazed windows and doors to the highest standards – working with maximum respect for your property and with minimum disruption to your home life.

A properly planned and fitted PVC conservatory, orangery or quality double glazed windows and doors from Planet South Lakes will add lasting value to your home. That’s the way it should be. So that’s what we do.

So, if you looking for a local home improvement company offering the very latest uPVC Conservatories in Lancaster? A tailor-made Orangery in Lancaster? Or a company who installs the very latest ‘A’ Rated Replacement Double Glazing Windows in Lancaster? Make Planet South Lakes your first choice.

CLICK HERE to contact Planet South Lakes online and arrange a free quotation or freephone 0800 615 2255.

Orangeries are a modern extension to a home. They have been developed with the success of modern conservatories. Both offer a contemporary feel to any home.

Orangeries are bespoke, which means they every design is tailor made. They are designed for your needs and manufactured to your exact specifications. Obviously this can be slightly daunting, but with reputable companies there will be industry professionals to help you through the design process.

The pricing is fairly similar to that of a Conservatory, being perhaps slightly more expensive. However the features offered definitely deserve a further look.

One issue with a conservatory is that at times it can sometimes feel like a glass room built on to the end of your home. An orangery creates an extremely light and airy room, which feels like a unique extension of your house.

Planet South Lakes offer a range of Conservatories and Orangeries and have been a leading force in the sales of Orangeries all across the UK. That’s because we believe in building a home extension that truly meets people’s wants and needs. A lot of people today want a more modern extension, which is exactly what Orangeries provide.

For more information of the range of Conservatories and Orangeries ring us on 0800 612 2255 or look around our website for a detailed description and pictures of all of our products.

Conveniently located on the Dockray Hall Estate, just off Burneside Road, Planet South Lakes’ showroom features fully fitted Conservatories, Orangeries, uPVC Windows and doors. The conservatories are fully fitted, including sofas, blinds and a range of accessories on display so you can see the quality in person.

Whatever you’re looking for, whether it’s a conservatory, windows or doors, at Planet South Lakes in Cumbria you’ll be treated as an individual. All of our products are designed and made to measure ensuring that your finished product will be the perfect addition to your property – providing years and years of pleasure.

Planet South Lakes’ installation areas include: Ambleside, Appleby, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle Kendal, Kirkby-Lonsdale, Keswick, Penrith, Ulverston, Windermere and Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe.

We also offer free no obligation quotations and adopt a strictly ‘non-pushy’ sales approach.

Planet South Lakes offer Conservatories Cumbria from a professionally established family business dedicated to providing traditional values such as excellent workmanship, value for money and the best customer service, as well as using the latest products and designs.

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Are you looking for an extension to your beautiful home?

Planet South Lakes have a fantastic range of conservatories available, both traditional and contemporary in design. The choice includes bespoke conservatories, gable conservatories, victorian conservatories, edwardian conservatories, p-shape conservatories and lean-to conservatories.

If you’re looking for a more traditional design then the edwardian or victorian conservatory may be what you’re looking for. Or if you’re after a more Mediterranean feel, the lean-to conservatories may be more what you’re looking for. The lean-to conservatories are rectangularly designed and are able to be installed in more awkward areas than other designs.

But if you’re looking for a modern, contemporary conservatory, look no further than our fantastic range of orangeries.

Orangeries create an extremely warm space, which can be the focal point of social occasions, or merely just a place to relax. The double glazed roofs create a light and open feel to the room to create an extremely unique living space.

Bespoke orangeries mean that you can create your orangery exactly how you desire it to be built. These can look absolutely outstanding, as they are built to your exact requirements.

So if you’re searching for a contemporary attachment to your house, please take a look on our website for further information.

Be careful using conservatory and other home improvement websites.

When looking through the many different conservatory and double glazing websites on the net, it can be challenging to decide which sites to trust.

A warning! There are a number of websites offering to put you in touch with knowledgeable home improvement companies in your area. Often the implication is that you can get a quotation online for the proposed work, but in reality these websites are trying to capture your information. They then sell to three, or in some cases more companies.

This is a big problem. You are likely to be pestered by a number of unvetted companies, potentially with high pressure sales representatives and you are unlikely to have had the opportunity to research these companies yourself before they ring you up to try make an appointment. We have heard many stories correlating to this from customers who have made such a mistake, before finding our website.

We feel that if you’re looking for a quote for uPVC windows, french doors, a contemporary conservatory or even an orangery you are better off spending a little more time researching some local companies in your area, rather than relying on such lead generation websites to do it for you. More local companies are also likely to have showrooms near by where you can view the quality of your desired product in person rather than relying on the pushy salesman. By doing your own research you are more likely to find a good quality company to do the work, and receive a better service overall.

Conservatories in Cumbria are provided by Planet South Lakes professionally and to the highest quality.

If like many people here in the UK you wish you had more time to enjoy your garden and outdoor space but find yourself hindered by the weather then pay attention. The changeable weather here in the UK (and especially where I live in the Barrow & Lancaster area) always seems to spoil things.

We can experience a few days of sunshine only to find that the rest are full of torrential rain or winds. This of course ruins any plans to enjoy that ‘precious ‘garden time leaving us stuck in our homes unless we want to get wet.

But what if there was a way to enjoy the best of both worlds? Wouldn’t it be better if we had somewhere we could shelter from the Great British weather but still gave upon the beautiful foliage in our garden? An orangery or conservatory could provide the perfect solution to this problem.

Although similar, an orangery actually pre dates conservatories and can be traced back to the 17th Century. They are traditionally made from brick and designed to protect plants and fruit from the harsh winter months. Today of course, they provide a bridge between a home extension and a modern conservatory, with their many windows and glazed roofs.

We all know what a conservatory is and how they look. They provide a safe haven from the rain but have large windows to allow plentiful supplies of sunlight and giving a good all round view of the garden. They also give somewhere to kick back and relax on a summers evening without the worry of getting chilly.

Anyone wanting to buy an orangery or conservatory around the Barrow and Lancaster area should contact Planet South Lakes. Providing top quality uPVC products, Planet South Lakes are a locally based company with a wealth of experience in this business.

Providing bespoke solutions for anyone wanting to incorporate one of these conservatories into their gardens around Barrow and Lancaster, Planet South Lakes also can help you get a great deal and the right product. Contact Plant South Lakes on 0800 612 2255 or visit the website at www.planetsouthlakes.com.

Thinking about having a new conservatory, in Lancaster a beautiful orangery in Lancaster or improving your home with replacement double glazing windows and doors in Lancaster, we’d like to invite you to visit our Kendal showroom near Lancaster. You’ll find fully built examples of beautifully furnished conservatories, orangeries, double glazing options and a comprehensive display of pvc double glazing windows and doors – giving you the chance to ‘try before you buy’.

We promise you a warm welcome and relaxed, friendly shopping experience. You’ll find some great ideas, be able to ask any questions you may have with people who know your area well – because they live locally. You’ll get useful advice from some of the most helpful and professional people around – and it’s all free and without obligation! And we’ll be happy to call or visit you whenever it suits you, including all evenings and weekends.

Products available in Lancaster include
• PVC Conservatories
• Orangeries
• Double Glazing Windows
• Replacement Doors
• Patio Doors
• French Doors
• Porches
• Roofline Fascias and Soffits

Conveniently located on the Dockray Hall Estate, just off Burneside Road, the Planet South Lakes showroom is just outside Kendal town centre and close to the local landmark of the Magistrates Court buildings. There’s ample free parking right outside the showroom door.

Planet South Lakes
Unit 31, Dockray Hall Estate
Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4RU

Showroom Opening Times
Monday – Friday 9am to 5.30pm
Saturday 10am to 3pm

Home-owners across Lancashire and Cumbria are looking to conservatories, orangeries and other home improvements as a faltering property market forces movers to stay put and improve their homes.

The recent credit-crunch and well-documented fall in house prices has meant that many simply cannot afford to move home and are forced to seek home improvements to enhance their living space.

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors recently reported that housing transactions are at their lowest point since 1978. According to research from Sainsbury’s Bank, this has led to 21% of homeowners contemplating improvements over the next 12 months as opposed to moving house.

Reports suggest that 5.3 million homes are planning some form of structural work – of these, 1.2 million are looking to build a conservatory.

As one of the most versatile ways to improve your home, conservatories are cool in summer, warm in winter and can be used all year round. They can be used for entertaining, as an elegant dining or casual sitting room. A conservatory could also make the perfect home office environment, a playroom for the kids, or even a kitchen.

It is this versatility which makes conservatories one of the most popular forms of home improvement.

In addition to this, erecting a conservatory could save the hassle of moving home, which studies show to be one of the most stressful experiences that most people face in life.

A spokesman for Planet South Lakes, specialists in conservatories & orangeries across Lancaster, Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness had this to say.
“Conservatories are a great way to add extra living space and improve the value to your home. If you are not in a position to move, then a conservatory is certainly something you should consider.”

“We are expecting to be very busy over the next 12 months and beyond, as more and more people experience the benefits of our conservatories.”

For further information on Planet’s Conservatories & Orangeries, freephone 0800 612 2255 or contact us online.

It would be an obvious point to make that having new uPVC doors and uPVC windows fitted would provide several benefits to your house as a whole. The addition of these new features would undoubtedly increase the value of your home and the good news is that they do not have to detract from the external styling of the property either. In fact, by adding something like a porch, conservatory or orangery you not only compliment the building but also add more room and in many cases a touch of elegance to your house.

Energy efficiency is also another good reason for having new uPVC windows or uPVC doors fitted. This measure helps to save the environment by reducing your carbon footprint but it can also save money in your pocket by reducing energy bills.

The one overriding feature that I believe is the most significant point to take into consideration, though, is the added security features that modern uPVC doors or uPVC windows have to offer.  Not only do you benefit from the most modern and sturdy of materials but the equipment is likely to be fitted with good locks and bolts and even something as seemingly insignificant as internal beading can prove to be a useful addition to security.

Here we will look at some of the more significant features that modern uPVC doors and uPVC windows have to offer.

Internal Beading
At the end of the day a double glazed window is not designed to survive a sustained attack. After all, the emergency services need to gain quick access into your home if need be, but the idea of having modern windows fitted would be to deter the opportunist thief.  Older double glazed windows had the beading fitted on the outside of the glass, meaning that a potential burglar could pop out the plastic seal around the frame with a screwdriver and literally remove the entire unit.

Nowadays internal beading is fitted pretty much as standard which takes away this option.  If somebody wanted to break into your house with modern uPVC windows fitted they would literally have to smash the glass thus creating a lot of noise and bringing the attention of the neighbours to the fact that something was wrong.

Fire Safety
Having new uPVC windows fitted opens up the opportunity to make the house safer in the incidence of fire as well as improving the security of the property.  If you use a company that offers a bespoke design service you can make sure that they run through all the features and benefits of fitting windows within certain areas of the property that would allow for a quick escape during the rare instance of a fire in the home.  By having new windows fitted you are not only benefiting from all the points above, but it could also be the difference between life and death for you and your family.

Modern Locks and Bolts
Older doors in particular only have one lock that clicks into the frame at the middle of the door, making it easier for an intruder to force his way into the property.  The newest doors however have things such as multiple locking points, barrel locks with an anti drill design and anti-lift pins and hinge protectors, literally designed to prevent a would be burglar from lifting doors (especially in the case of an older conservatory or sliding patio door) right off their hinges.  These many added security features of modern uPVC windows and uPVC doors have evolved over the last 20-30 years of trial and error.

A process of developing technologies that would beat the ever increasing ingenuity of the burglar has led to the development of ever more secure locks and bolts to be added.  A burglar tends to be opportunistic and will deliberately seek out a soft target.  The best way to send out a message to them is to have new windows and doors fitted so they do not even give your property a second glance after noticing how the fittings look rock solid from the outside.

To explore your options the best step forward would be to book a session with a company that offers a bespoke design service.  There are a few good companies out there that offer this and not only will you be able be able to come up with a plan that suites the style of your building, takes into such external factors like a risk assessment of your property to determine the weak points but will also take into consideration your budget.