Clearview National September 2016 - Issue 178 | Page 64

CONSERVATORIES

Peak season
»»CELEBRATIONS HAVE
been taking place at Atlas
Glazed Roof Solutions as the
company marks a record period of
production for its range of glazed
roofs and toasts to a dazzling array
of entries for its Installation of the
Month competition.
Atlas has ramped up
production of its orangery and
conservatory roofs to more
than 150 roofs a week and has
announced two extraordinary
installations as the winners for its
May and June competition.
The winning entry for May
was Stamford-based installer,
QKS Home Improvements Ltd,
who replaced a tired and poorly
performing conservatory with a
sleek orangery, complete with two
Atlas lanterns. The homeowner
wanted to use slim aluminium
frames to help the replacement
structure harmonise with the
period property and approached
QKS to design and build an
orangery that could be used
throughout every season.
QKS took down the old

conservatory and replaced it with
a spacious 9 x 5 metre orangery.
It featured two 3.7 x 2.5 metre
lanterns, which were white on
the inside and lead grey on the
outside to perfectly match the
Sarnafil flat roof. Installed in
just two days, the lanterns were
carefully positioned to take
advantage of the southerly aspect
and draw light into the ground
floor. French doors in pebble grey,
supplied by Atlas’s sister company
Customade, open on to a garden,
which was landscaped by QKS as
part of the 16-week project.
Nick Clipston, Managing
Director at QKS said: “We are
really proud of this fabulous
orangery, which is a sophisticated
addition to this home that
overcomes all the pitfalls of the
original conservatory.”
The winner of the June
competition was Vision
Rooflights of Market Harborough
with two impressive Atlas lantern
installations on a majestic
property in Weybridge, Surrey.
The original building, which was

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set in acres of lawned garden, was
knocked down to make way for
a seven-bedroom mansion. The
developer turned to experienced
Atlas installer, Vision Rooflights,
for design solutions to help create
two fabulous focal points, which
would bring light into the new
building.
The team at Vision Rooflights
introduced the developer to the
Atlas roof. They were impressed
with the minimalistic frames,
which would create the luxurious
feeling of space and maximise
light within the property. A large
6 x 3 metre lantern was installed
above the swimming pool and
a 2 metre diameter octagonal
lantern was fitted above the
grand sweeping stairway to bathe
the centre of the three-storey
property with light. Because of
the scale, height and complexities
of the job, Vision Rooflights
took advantage of the design
and installation advice on offer
from Atlas. Atlas helped to install
the lanterns and the project was
completed within two days.

After

Rob Sweeney, Owner of Vision
Rooflights, said: “The lanterns
really needed to live up to a
property of this stature. Having
installed many Atlas roof systems
over the years, several of which
were very complex, we knew
this system was by far the best
solution to achieve that. The end
result speaks for itself and we are
really proud to have completed
such a prestigious project and to
have won this award too.”
Each month, the winning
installer scoops a £200 Screwfix
voucher and a £50 Majestic Wine