Please find below a list of terms commonly asscoiated with the design and construction of conservatories.
| 2 facet conservatory |
A conservatory which has 2 sides to the front. |
| 3 facet conservatory |
A conservatory which has 3 sides to the front. |
| 5 facet conservatory |
A conservatory which has 5 sides to the front. |
| Air conditioning |
A system which can generate both temperature controlled cold
and warm air via a fan. |
| Argon Gas |
An inert gas used in sealed units with high insulating properties.
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| Base wall |
A cavity brickwork wall onto which the conservatory will sit
between 300 mm to 750 mm high. |
| Boundary line |
This is normally the dividing line between properties normally
the fence or another physical barrier. |
| Building regulations |
Written permission from a local authority permitting construction
of a house, extension or conservatory. |
| Colour Wash |
A term used to paint a wall (a term used in the 1930's-1960.s
to white washed ceilings). |
| Combination conservatory |
Normally a conservatory that possesses two or more conservatory
styles within it e.g. 3 facets and sun lounge. |
| Cresting |
A decorative upright moulding on the top of a conservatory
which also helps to stop the birds from sitting on the roof.
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| Crown top conservatory |
A large 3 facet conservatory which incorporates a small flat
roof at the top to allow structurally for this larger design.
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| D.P.C |
Damp proof course normally laid 150 mm above ground level.
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| D.P.M |
Damp proof membrane this is laid between the sand blinding
of the hardcore and the oversite concrete to prevent damp from
rising up through the floor. |
| Dental moulding |
A decorative moulding normally below the guttering of the
conservatory. |
| Double glazed unit |
Two pains of glass hermetically sealed with a gap between
them also known as a sealed unit. |
| Dwarf wall |
A cavity brickwork wall onto which the conservatory will sit
between 300 mm to 750 mm high. |
| Equal site lines |
This is when both open and non opening parts of a window both
look the same. |
| Eves beam |
The beam above the window frames of the conservatory which
supports the roof. |
| External Cill |
A special moulded section at the bottom of a window or door
that allows the rainwater to run off and not run down the brickwork
of the base wall making it damp. |
| Finial |
The pointed part of the cresting. |
| Flank wall |
Normally a side wall of a conservatory built on or near a
boundary. |
| Flashing |
Normally a lead covering between the roof of a conservatory
and the brickwork of the house onto which it is fixed which
prevents rainwater from penetrating down the back of the conservatory.
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| Footings |
The brickwork from the top of the foundation to the D.P.C.
of the conservatory. |
| Foundation |
The concrete strip cast into the ground onto which the footings
the conservatory are built. |
| Frames |
Structural window frames manufactured to accept the weight
of the conservatory roof. |
| Gable conservatory |
A conservatory that has a gable front (like the end of some
houses that forms a point). |
| Garden Room |
A conservatory that has a roof that slopes from the rear to
the front. |
| Georgian Bar |
uPVC or timber bars that divide a window into sections e.g.
A Georgian window. |
| Glazing bars |
uPVC or timber bars that divide a window into sections e.g.
A Georgian window. |
| Glazing Beading |
A uPVC or timber cover beading which secures the sealed unit
(glass) into the window frame. |
| Gutter |
A device to collect rainwater from the roof of the conservatory.
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| Inspection Chamber |
Usually a chamber which contains underground sewage pipes
or services. |
| Internal cill |
A window board or tiling that covers the cavity at the top
of a dwarf wall. |
| K glass |
Pilkington "K" Glass varies from normal clear glass as one
side of the glass has a special metal coating, known as a low
emissitivity coating. This microscopic metal coating (which
is almost indistinguishable from normal clear glass) allows
through short-wave radiation, like sunlight, but reflects long-wave
radiation, such as heat from fires and radiators, back into
your conservatory making it easier to keep warm. As this coating
on the glass makes the surface warmer to the touch. Condensation
is also reduced. |
| Lead in time |
A period of time allowed before the next stage takes place
i.e. placing an order and then waiting for a delivery. |
| Lean to conservatory |
A conservatory that has a roof that slopes from the rear to
the front. |
| Manhole |
Usually a chamber which contains underground sewage pipes
or services. |
| Mastic |
A silicon bead which is injected by hand to seal a small gap
and to form a seal between the uPVC frames of conservatories
to the brickwork of the house. |
| Mortar |
The material used to bond bricks together when building a
brick wall. |
| Multipoint locking |
A locking system for doors and windows that locks in at least
two points normally windows has 3 positions and doors 5 positions
inc 5 leaver dead lock. |
| Oversite |
The construction of the concrete floor to the conservatory.
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| Piled foundation |
A specialist foundation used where ground conditions are poor
e.g. a brown field site. |
| Planning permission |
Written permission from a local authority permitting development
of a house, extension or conservatory. |
| Plastering |
A smooth finish which is laid onto a brick or block wall which
can be decorated. |
| Polycarbonate |
A plastic roof covering for a conservatory roof which is supplied
in clear opal and bronze. |
| Portal |
A gate way or opening. |
| Ring beam |
The beam above the window frames of the conservatory which
supports the roof. |
| Roof Ventilator |
A opening window in the roof of a conservatory to allow ventilation.
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| Sash |
An opening part of a window. |
| Screed |
A smooth light sharp sand and cement finish laid onto the
oversite when all the major building works have been completed
onto which you can lay floor tiles or carpet etc. |
| Sealed manhole cover |
A special metal double sealed cover with 4 screws fixed to
the top of the chamber level with the floor finish preventing
gas from the chamber entering the conservatory or any other
room. |
| Sealed unit |
Two pains of glass hermetically sealed with a gap between
them also known as a double glazed unit. |
| Self cleaning glass |
A special nano-scale - extremely thin - coating of microcrystalline
titanium oxide which reacts to daylight. This reaction breaks
down filth on the glass, with no need for detergent. When it
rains, a hydrophilic effect is created, so water and dirt slide
off. |
| Skirting boards |
Timber moulded boards which are fitted at the bottom of walls
and then decorated. |
| Squint Brick |
A special made angled brick which can be used in building
a base wall of a 3 facet Victorian conservatory. |
| Sun lounge |
A conservatory that has a roof that slopes from the rear to
the front. |
| Tie Bar |
A metal rod or timber member to prevent the conservatory from spreading (Lateral movement the sides of the conservatory moving away from each other). |
| Top fanlight |
The top part of a window above the transom bar. |
| Top hung sash |
An opening window either hung below a transom bar or a full
length opening window not to be confused with a fanlight which
is a small opening window. |
| Transom Bar |
The part of the window which divides the window in two. |
| U factor |
A factor use for calculating heat loss the lower the U factor
the higher the insulation. |
| Unequal site lines |
This is when the opening part of a window stands proud of
the non opening parts of the window. |
| Wall ties |
Metal restraint wires approximately 3 mm thick which link
the two cavity walls together to give it strength and assist
in weathering. |
