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Modern building and insulating materials are a "game changer" when it comes to constructing a solid replacement roof over your existing conservatory.
Due to the technological advancement in producing lightweight components it is now possible to improve your old inefficient conservatory roof, with it's noisy polycarbonate roof sheets, that makes your conservatory too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter!
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More about timber replacement windows – flush casements and sliding sash windows
Flush casement windows are becoming increasingly popular, and it’s easy to see why. These are high quality uPVC windows that replicate...
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May 3, 20192 min read


Happy Easter
We wish all our customers a very happy Easter. Our Oxford office will be on holiday between Good Friday and Easter Monday, re-opening at...
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Apr 18, 20191 min read


What makes us different? 5 reasons to choose Admiral Windows
We’re a local company that has been installing windows, doors and conservatories around Oxfordshire since 1986. We know our customers,...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read


Planning a conservatory – style and sizing
Fancy adding a conservatory or an orangery extension to your home? There are several things to consider before we start: Purpose – How...
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Apr 2, 20193 min read


Mister Blue Sky
Beautiful blue skies today! It’s that time of year, and we’re seeing lots of lovely new orders coming in for conservatories and orangery...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read


Will Brexit lead to price rises in home improvements?
It is still by no means clear whether or not Brexit will actually happen. Within our industry however, impacts of Britain’s 2016...
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Mar 26, 20192 min read


Product Spotlight: LivinROOF for a solid roof conservatory.
In a recent post, we discussed the advantages of solid roofs for conservatories, and introduced Ultraframe’s hybrid conservatory roof...
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Mar 22, 20191 min read


March Winds
It’s a bit blowy out, isn’t it! At our Chilton show-site, fence panels and gates have blown down, and direction signs are askew. Though...
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Mar 15, 20191 min read


Q-Lon Weatherseal
You don’t need to spend a small fortune on your new windows in order to benefit from high thermal and acoustic performance. All our...
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Mar 12, 20191 min read


Low-level letter-plate prohibition?
Tomorrow, Parliament will give a second reading to MP Vicky Ford’s bill to prohibit low-level letter-plates. If passed in the House of...
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Mar 5, 20191 min read


Product Spotlight – Ultraroof solid roof for conservatories
Ultraroof is designed to sit on old or new window frames and doors. It never needs a tie bar. Whether you need a new conservatory roof or...
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Feb 26, 20191 min read


Sliding patio doors
Following our recent Visage Munich composite door post, here is a set of Duraflex UPVC inline sliding patio doors that we fitted on the...
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Feb 22, 20191 min read


About the double glazed window industry
Although the first double glazed units were experimented with in the 1950s, it was not until the early 1980s that the double glazing...
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Feb 19, 20191 min read


UPVC – how green are your windows?
Congratulations to Eurocell PLC for being named as the national winner of the sustainability category at the Future Manufacturing Awards....
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Feb 12, 20191 min read


The Admiral Windows Price Promise
Something that people often ask us is: ‘Why don’t window companies list prices on their websites?’ We understand the frustration! There...
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Feb 5, 20191 min read


Chilton Snowsite
Our Chilton conservatory show-site saw its first snow of winter last Tuesday. The snow didn’t settle – but the falling of large fluffy...
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Jan 29, 20191 min read


Roofing options for solid-roof conservatories
If you’re considering upgrading your existing conservatory to a solid roof or contemplating a new solid-roofed conservatory, there are a...
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Jan 22, 20192 min read


About FENSA
Since April 2002, all glazing installations have fallen within the scope of Building Regulations. Anyone installing replacement windows...
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Jan 18, 20192 min read


Flush casement windows – Evolution vs. Residence Collection
Evolution flush casement window. (Image: Evolution) What do we mean by a ‘flush casement’? Opening sashes on standard PVCu windows sit...
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Jan 15, 20192 min read


Secondary Glazing
If you live in a building that is Listed, it might not be permissible to fit double-glazed windows. For these situations, the most...
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Jan 11, 20191 min read
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