Box Gutter Conservatories For Bungalows

These edwardian styled conservatories have high insulating polycarbonate multi walled roofing systems with the maximum thickness of 32mm with the glass roof upgrade option.

Box gutter conservatories for bungalows.

A box gutter is a box structure which is strong enough to support a roof rafter whilst at the same time also being strong enough to fix off securely to either a fascia or existing house wall. Box gutters create a sealed guttering between a conservatory and the adjoining house. Georgian conservatories on bungalows. They re made to catch and drain away the rainwater that falls between the walls and are usually always used for traditional pitched roof conservatories.

An aluminium box gutter fixed to the bungalow takes water runoff from the back of the conservatory roof and also forms a structural support for the rafters on the back of the roof. As you have seen on the design section to attach a conservatory to a bungalow a box gutter is required to catch the water from the existing bungalow roof and half the water from the conservatory. This will help relieve some of the weight from the conservatory roof and with the right design it can be attached to the wall or eave of the bungalow. The box gutter also supports one side of the conservatory roof.

This style offers more height when compared to the lean to design. Its design and installation is paramount to the safety of this type of contruction. A georgian is often considered the best style choice for conservatories on bungalows because many two storey homes will also choose to have their georgian conservatory attached to their home with a box gutter so that it slopes on all four sides. Edwardian conservatories are often identified though their use of space and proportions.

Sometimes it is also necessary to support the box gutter from underneath. Conservatory box gutters are also designed to prevent damp spots and leaking. Edwardian conservatories for bungalows an edwardian hipped back with a box gutter is a popular option. Edwardian conservatories for bungalows edwardian conservatories offer much more headroom than a lean to because its hipped roof design pictured above makes the interior proportions feel bigger.

The edwardian double hipped with box gutter will suit a bungalow and height restricted structure well offering the box gutter as a standard feature. Our most popular bungalow conservatory is the hipped back edwardian model. A traditional design that can be nicely adapted for any bungalow they usually incorporate a box gutter a heavy duty aluminium section attached directly to the fascia to collect the rain water for both roofs. These models slope down all round to the frames around the sides and also back towards the house or bungalow.