What Is the Difference Between A Conservatory And An Orangery

At Abbey Conservatories, we install both conservatories and orangeries for homeowners in Reading. Both styles are popular choices, but you might be wondering what is the difference between them. In this guide, we will compare both structures so you can make an informed decision. Read on to find out more.

What Is An Orangery?

Orangeries are a combination of a conservatory and an extension. Traditionally used to cultivate plants in the 17th century, these designs are made from extra brickwork, offering more privacy. They are characterised by a roof lantern, which helps give your home a room like ambience and plenty of natural light.

Advantages of an Orangery

Our orangeries offer plenty of benefits for your home. Take a look at some of them here.

Seamless Indoor and Outdoor Integration

Our orangeries can give you a seamless connection between your house and garden, as the glazing panels help your space become brighter. At Abbey, our orangeries support double or triple glazing glass, ensuring you get stunning views of the outside world.

Soundproof

When choosing an orangery, feel confident that the added brickwork helps them be more soundproof, helping give you more privacy. This is ideal to help distract you from outside noises, helping create a peaceful haven. Perfect if you are working from home.

Energy Efficiency

When you choose Abbey Conservatories for your orangeries, they are a great way to improve your home’s energy efficiency levels. But that’s not all, because the bricks are designed to absorb heat, creating a warm space throughout the year.

What Is A Conservatory?

A conservatory is an extended living space that is attached to the side or the end of the house. It can be used as a multi functional design such as a games room, a cinema room or a kitchen. It could be the perfect way to add more space to your home while enjoying the added benefits of being closer to your garden.

When you choose our conservatories, you can benefit from a wide range of different styles. These include Lean To Conservatories, Victorian Conservatories, and Edwardian Conservatories.  Conservatories are popular choices for homeowners because they can benefit from an extra multi functional living space.

Advantages of A Conservatory

Our conservatories deliver plenty of benefits for your home in Reading.  Take a look at some of them here.

A Conservatory Helps Give Your Home More Natural Light

When choosing a conservatory from Abbey, feel assured that they can let natural light flood into your home. This could help create a beautiful space to unwind and relax. What’s more, in comparison to orangeries, conservatories consist of more glass, giving your home a brighter feel.

What’s more, feel confident that choosing a conservatory could help save on heating bills as the double glazing offers plenty of thermal efficiency. It comes with a robust thermal barrier that helps keep heat indoors and cold air outside.

Gives You Extra Customisation Possibilities

A conservatory could help boost your home’s market value as it can be used as an extra living space. You can use your conservatory as a functional cinema room with added lights for a room like ambience. Alternatively, if you choose a P shaped conservatory, this can be merged into a kitchen and dining space combination. The possibilities are endless.

Excellent Security Benefits

Our conservatories come with plenty of security options such as multi point locking systems and shootbolts. You can feel confident that this could help ward off intruders so you and your loved ones can stay safe throughout the year.

Enhance Your Home with Abbey Conservatories Today

We hope that this article has helped you understand some of the differences between an orangey and a conservatory. Ultimately, which one you go for is entirely up to you. To find out more, get in touch with Abbey Conservatories. Whichever extension you choose, we have something that is right for your needs.

Give our team a call on 0118 958 2839 or send us a message through our online contact form. Alternatively, design our conservatory or orangery through our online quoting engine. Fill in your bespoke requirements and a member of our team will discuss your project further.