Conservatory, orangery & solid roof gallery

Conservatory, orangery or solid roof: which is right for you?

If you are weighing up which of these projects fits your home, the honest starting question is how you want to use the room. A classic glazed conservatory is unbeatable for light and garden views, and modern glazing keeps it comfortable far longer through the year than the conservatories of twenty years ago. If you want it to feel like a true extension of the house, with solid corners, a lantern roof and a ceiling you can hang lights from, that is the orangery territory you can see in several of the photographs above.

The solid roof conversions in this gallery tell their own story. Thousands of homes have an existing conservatory that is loved in May and abandoned in July and January. Replacing the old polycarbonate or glass roof with a fully insulated tiled roof, finished inside with a proper plastered ceiling, turns that same footprint into a genuine year-round room, usually without touching the walls or the base.

Every project here started with a design visit, because the right answer depends on the house: the orientation of the garden, how the new room connects to the kitchen or lounge, and what the base and walls can carry. Our designers handle the practical questions, from ground work to building regulations, so you can concentrate on how the finished room will feel.

As you browse, notice the ceilings, the cornices and the way each roof meets the house wall. Those junctions are where quality shows, and they are the reason we photograph finished projects rather than showroom mock-ups.

All of these projects are close to home. They were designed and built for homeowners across Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Dorset and West Sussex, which means the team that builds yours is the same local team behind the photographs above. If you want to experience the difference between a glazed roof, a lantern and a solid insulated ceiling before deciding, our showrooms are the place to stand under all three.

From first sketch to finished room, the project stays with Brackenwood people: our designer draws it with you, our surveyor confirms the technical details, our builders and fitters construct it, and our plasterers and finishers make the inside feel like it has always been part of the house. The 10-year insurance-backed guarantee that follows covers the project as a whole, in writing.