Many people like to extend their homes with the addition of a Conservatory. In theory this is a great idea, you can enjoy your garden under shelter and have a new usable room to your property.

Unfortunately, in reality most conservatories are not used as they are extremely cold in the winter months and on the hot summer days they are as hot as an oven.

A Glass Veranda offers a unique kind of extension to your home (more…)

With skin cancer on the rise it is now more important that ever to ensure that you are protected from the UV rays of the Sun.

A Patio Sun Awning allows you to sit u (more…)

Exterior Sun Blinds can offer your home protection from the sun without blocking out the light or even the view from the outside world. There are several choices when it comes to external sun blinds, whether it is window sun blinds, patio blinds or conservatory blinds.

Sun Screens

Sun Screens are an exterior sun blind that when retracted lives in a small cassette of about 3 inches fitted externally, above your window. When the sun gets too bright or the heat too intense then you simply press a button and the exterior sun screen lowers itself outside of your win (more…)

Even the media are now saying that the forecast for this summer is looking really good so if they are correct, the UK could get a nice long hot decent summer which will lift everyone’s spirits

As I sat out in the sun yesterday I could feel myself burning. This is a real danger to everyone, especially us with fairer skin. Sun protection is a must in this weather as it will not take long to get burned and the implications later in life can have serious effects.

Sun Awnings can offer this type of sun protection by (more…)

Anyone who owns a conservatory will have got their first tater of how ridiculously hot their conservatory gets as soon as the sun starts shining. This is the problem with a conservatory - the temperature goes from one extreme to the other. One moment it is freezing cold, the next, stuffy a stiflingly hot.

Conservatory blinds are available to help shade the conservatory (more…)

When we finally get some nice weather often the patio area can only be enjoyed early morning or late afternoon as the heat of the sun makes it uncomfortable and the ever growing risk of the sun’s UV rays make it unsafe to sit outdoors.

A patio Sun Awning is the ideal solution (more…)

As the name suggests these Sun Screens are installed out the outside of the window. The principle reason for this is they stop the heat of the sun before it hits the glass. The special type of fabric reflects most of the sun’s power away keeping your home cool.

Sun Screens are extremely similar in style and operation to security shutters. They have a very small cassette (more…)

An online poll asking who is better at DIY – men or women – has erupted into a fierce battle between the sexes. The poll is featured on the home improvement and DIY website www.lets-do-diy.com. And the huge response it has generated seems to indicate that the most explosive area for gender conflict has shifted from the traditional battleground of driving ability to DIY.

The website’s editor, John Burry, says: “We thought asking if men or women were better at DIY would provide lets-do-diy.com with a little light relief, but both sexes appear to have very strong views on the subject.” (more…)

Employing almost identical techniques this same level of security can now be added to windows and doors in you home offering you personal security when you are at home and peace of mind when you are out.

Security Shutters are roller blinds that roll up in the same way as (more…)

Higher quality Sun Awnings generally use either an acrylic fabric or a polyester fabric. Both should have the necessary coatings to repel dirt and prevent any mildew of rot from forming.

Polyester Sun Awning fabrics is really the newest type of fabric to his the Sun Awning market. Polyesters is much thinner and more durable than the standard acrylic  Awning fabrics. On top of this, polyester tends to let less water through meaning people can use their Sun Awnings as a rain shelter in light showers without water getting through. The general look of polyester Sun Awning fabrics generally gives brighter colours that are more hard wearing. (more…)