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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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Why you should replace a misted up double-glazed unit
Do you have glazing that looks like this? Condensation and trapped water between the panes of a double glazed or triple glazed unit...
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Jan 8, 20191 min read


Admiral Windows & Conservatories Christmas opening times
Thank you to all our customers who have made 2018 a great year for Admiral Windows & Conservatories. Also, thank you to those who have...
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Dec 18, 20181 min read


Visage Bamburgh composite door (Chartwell Green)
What a difference a door makes! Admiral Windows of Oxford replaced the frayed old timber door with a new Visage Bamburgh composite door...
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Dec 3, 20181 min read


Meet the team: Admiral Windows Chilton show-site
Let’s introduce the staff who welcome visitors to Admiral’s Chilton show-site. northdrive.wordpress.com. Admiral Windows & Conservatories...
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Nov 23, 20181 min read


PVCu or aluminium windows – which is best for me?
If you’re thinking about investing in new double-glazed or triple-glazed windows for your home, you’ve no doubt been weighing up the...
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Nov 13, 20181 min read


A Skypod in Stanford – part 2: the roof
Here, we revisit the orangery in Stanford-in-the-Vale to show exterior photos of its Eurocell Skypod lantern in-situ. The Skypod lantern...
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Oct 19, 20181 min read


National Home Security Month
Did you know that October has been designated ‘National Home Security Month’? The organisers have even given it an abbreviation: the...
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Oct 16, 20182 min read


What our customers are saying
Thank you to all the Admiral Windows customers who have left such great testimonials for us on Checkatrade.com. Here are the most recent:...
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Oct 12, 20181 min read


Astragal bars vs. Georgian bars – what’s the difference?
We’re sometimes asked how to differentiate between these window options. Georgian bars These fit inside the sealed double glazing unit...
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Sep 25, 20181 min read


Solidor Genoa composite door
Here’s a Solidor composite door that Admiral Windows of Oxford installed to a house in Yarnton. The door is a Genoa, from Solidor’s...
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Aug 28, 20181 min read


News from the Chilton show-site
If you’ve visited our Chilton showrooms at a weekend then you’ve probably met Megan, who has been working for us while completing her MA...
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Aug 24, 20181 min read


I can has catflap
As well as carrying out major building and fenestration work in homes, in businesses and in public institutions across Oxfordshire (and a...
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Aug 7, 20182 min read


Tired of paying for window cleaning?
What’s the worst thing about cleaning upstairs windows? For some people, it’s going up ladders. For others, it’s paying someone else to...
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Jun 7, 20181 min read


Composite doors – our ranges for 2018
Since their introduction to the UK market in 1989, the choice of composite doors has expanded enormously. Many British manufacturers now...
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Jun 1, 20183 min read


Building a conservatory
We were contacted by a customer who lives near Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire, who wanted to extend their living space. Following a...
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May 21, 20182 min read


Close the door, light the light
Your front door is a major part of visitors’ first impressions of your home. The door that you choose should match the style of your...
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Apr 25, 20182 min read


Designing in light – part 2
While our business is focused on windows doors and conservatories, at Admiral we are interested in all aspects of home improvement. This...
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Apr 10, 20182 min read


Conservatory roofs – G values and U values explained
The U-value is the overall heat-transfer coefficient; a numerical expression of the calculation (W/m2 K) Watts per square meter times...
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Apr 4, 20181 min read


Roofline makeover
Hopefully, we’re just about through the snow and gales of winter’s extended hangover, and we’ve caught up on our sleep following the...
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Mar 28, 20181 min read


Conservatories for health and wellbeing
Humans consistently show preferences for natural landscapes and features (Orians and Heerwagen, 1992; see also Falk and Balling, 2010)....
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Mar 7, 20182 min read
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