Planet South Lakes only installs a complete conservatory so the roof matches perfectly with the windows

Planet Conservatories – Roof options
The roof is an integral part of the conservatory – not a separate component. That’s why Planet South Lakes offer the Complete Conservatory. It’s not a roof system screwed to someone else’s window system, but the two halves are designed to work in harmony. In fact, it’s the only complete conservatory system on the market where the roof matches perfectly with the windows.

One vision
Planet South Lakes doesn’t compromise. Unlike conservatories made in two halves, where the roof comes from a different source to the windows, every part of a Planet South Lakes Complete Conservatory has been designed as a complete room. For example the edge design of all windows, doors, and roofing bars is the same. Conservatories made in two halves don’t have matching edge designs, but with a Planet Complete Conservatory every window, door, roofing bar and ridge detail is designed to match perfectly, from roof to sill. The simplicity and elegance from having one design throughout makes the finished room simply stunning.

One colour
If you buy a suit you expect the jacket to be made from the same fabric as the trousers, it makes sense. You’d probably expect the roof and the windows of a conservatory to be made from the same material too. But many conservatories are made from different components; the roof comes from one company and the windows from another. With Planet’s Complete Conservatory you can choose to have the windows and roof matching perfectly.

A perfect fit everytime
When a conservatory is fastened to the wall of your home the weatherseal is formed using lead flashing trim. This lead flashing detail is cemented into the brickwork, and on all other roof systems is then just laid on top of the conservatory roof. After time this can lead to a stain on the conservatory roof where the water has run off the lead and onto the polycarbonate or uPVC cappings. Every part of a Planet Conservatory has been considered, even down to the detail of where to put the lead flashing. The Planet wall rafter has been designed with a soak tray to tuck the lead seal into. Not only does this protect from the risk of future stains but also gives a perfectly straight lead trim line.

Conventional roof and window systems are simply screwed together, by drilling holes through the top of the windows! Our unique, turnbuckle mechanism means the windows and roof are designed to fit together perfectly, without creating potential leak points. The turnbuckle system is also quicker to install, it simply clicks into place for a perfect fit.

Neater finish
To make your Complete Conservatory watertight a gasket seal is used between the glass and the frames of the windows and the roof. But whether you want a white conservatory or one of the many woodgrain options available, you won’t want to spoil the appearance by thick black gasket lines splaying out around the edge of every window or roof section. Planet South Lakes has the option of specially engineered internal gaskets designed to seal under the frame. This reduces the visible part of the gasket so you get a neater finish around the glass both inside and outside of your Planet Complete Conservatory.

Safe and secure
Glass in windows can be fitted from the inside or the outside. For added security it’s better to have internally glazed windows so the bead holding the glass in place is on the inside. The only way to remove the glass from an internally glazed window is from the inside. Externally glazed windows have the bead on the outside and a burglar could remove the bead and then glazed unit from the outside. All Planet South Lakes windows are designed to be internally glazed giving you extra security.

With a Planet South Lakes Complete Conservatory the roof is internally fixed. The glazing bar has a unique bolt which enables the rafters to be securely bolted from inside the conservatory. Conventional ‘roof-only’ products have to be fixed through the drainage channels of the glazing bar. With a Planet conservatory there is no need to drill through these important drainage channels. Not only are you assured of added security, but extra weatherproofing too!

Aluminium options
A Planet South Lakes Complete Conservatory is available in a variety of woodgrain effect finishes as well as white. If you choose one of the woodgrain finishes your conservatory roof will have aluminium top caps not uPVC. Because darker colours absorb more heat, the woodgrain effect finishes are applied to aluminium rather than uPVC so they can withstand higher temperatures and remain perfect for years to come. Aluminium comes as standard for woodgrain effect top caps, but we also offer a high gloss powder coated aluminium top cap in white as an option.

For details on the Complete Conservatory from Planet South Lakes freephone 0800 612 2255 or visit our fabulous indoor showroom in Kendal – click here for directions