How Long Does it Take to Build A Conservatory?

From planning permission being obtained – if required - the build time should normally take between 10-12 weeks.    

The steps to building a conservatory are as follows:

From receipt of order and deposit, a 7 day cooling period has to be given by law - this is the customer’s statutory rights.   During this 7 day cooling off period the order can be cancelled at any time by either the customer or the company and the customer is entitled to claim back the deposit paid.  Once the 7 day cooling off period has elapsed then the order becomes processable  – the customer cannot now cancel and the company is obliged to build the conservatory as per the signed order.

The surveyor will call at the property to carry out the survey so that he/she can draw up the base plan, etc. and he/she will be looking at the following:

• Where the conservatory is to be positioned on your property
• To take into account if there are any drains that will require re-positioning or to be bridged;
• To note the position of the property’s down-pipes – these may be incorporated into the conservatory gutter system or, alternatively, the builder will have to dig a soakaway to take away the rainwater from the house and the conservatory roof;
• To liaise with the client in respect of the positioning of the Patrices (electric sockets/TV points, etc.);
• To ascertain if there are any outside lights that will need to be re-positioned;
•  In respect of French Doors - to confirm which door will be the Master and which door will be the Slave door;
•  To confirm the choice of pattern glass, if ordered;
• To confirm the brick choice.
• The surveyor will then draw up a base plan which will be given to the builder.

The electrician will then do first-fix electrics

The insulated base, will then be left to “dry out”.   This is a builder’s term and it means that all the water that has been put in the base to hold the sand and cement together dries out to form the concrete pad – this will take approximately 2 weeks – again, depending on the weather.

Surveyor will return to re-check his measurements prior to ordering the conservatory.

The conservatory, glass, roof, etc. will be ordered.

Delivery of the conservatory, glass and roof will take approximately 2 weeks from the order date.

Following delivery, the conservatory will be quality controlled and, if everything is OK, then the fitting date will be arranged.  The fitters will then arrive at your property with your conservatory.   The conservatory will take approximately – depending on its size – one week to fit.

Last man in will be the electrician to carry out 2^nd fix electrics.

Things that can delay construction:

1. The weather
2. The conservatory, roof or glass has been damaged in transit
3. The conservatory frames or roof have been manufactured wrongly and has failed the quality control test.
4. The fitters or the customers are ill
5. The fitters or the customers are on holiday.

Please click on the "Before & After" tab where you will find Mr and Mrs Palmer's conservatory build

from start to finish together with a more detailed summary and photographs.