{"id":2424,"date":"2015-11-22T06:38:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T06:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/could-blinds-now-make-the-conservatory-a-financially-viable-addition-to-your-home\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:28:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T08:28:45","slug":"could-blinds-now-make-the-conservatory-a-financially-viable-addition-to-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/could-blinds-now-make-the-conservatory-a-financially-viable-addition-to-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Blinds Now Make the Conservatory a Financially Viable Addition to Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- [if !mso]&gt; v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--> <!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--> <!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:\"\"; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A couple of decades ago, when boosting the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> of our <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> seemed to be completely in fashion for everyone, we were all scouring around trying to find ways to achieve it. Most of the time, we concluded that a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"conservatories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/conservatory-greenhouse\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/conservatory_greenhouse;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03cc9q;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Conservatory_(greenhouse)\" >conservatory<\/a> would fit the bill &#8211; it would give us a pleasant place to sit in the summer, and this would also be noticed by potential suitors if the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> was put up for sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02454\/GA_1901_conservato_2454201b.jpg\" alt=\"Conservatory\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">However, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/conservatory-good-idea-123\/\">conservatory bubble soon burst<\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">. This wasn&#8217;t because of creative ideas surrounding <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Garage (residential)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/garage-residential\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/garage_residential;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.08l44y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Garage_(residential)\" >garage<\/a> conversions and other major improvement concepts &#8211; it was because the typical conservatory has some big drawbacks. It&#8217;s a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> that can only be used during certain months through the year and once we all realized this, it soon became an addition which barely made a mark on our property&#8217;s price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There could be a solution, though. The conservatory could still make a comeback &#8211; even though it is being constructed in the exact same way that it was all those years ago. The difference is what we do to it after it has been built. Before, we may have left the windows untreated, or covered them in cheap vertical blinds. Now, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.justblinds.com\/\">advancements in the blinds industry<\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\"> means that we can be much more creative, and maximize the value of this part of our home in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The exact problem that surrounds conservatories is that there are months in the summer where they are just too hot to handle, whereas in the winter you will need to be layered up in thermals to even <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Stairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/stairs\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/stairs;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01lynh;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Stairs\" >step<\/a> foot in there. To cope with the former, a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land lot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-lot\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_lot;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gs32y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_lot\" >lot<\/a> o<a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>f people installed basic blinds and even solar blinds to make the heat a little more manageable. It didn\u2019t solve the problem related to the winter though \u2013 which is where insulated shades come in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It would be fair to say that these insulated shades weren\u2019t specifically designed for conservatories; they were really for most other rooms in the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a>. They are of a honeycomb shape, with some being made up of several layers of cells to minimize the heat that escapes from a room. It should go without saying that plenty of heat does escape from a conservatories, so they are one of the few solutions out there which can preserve its temperature and make it habitable during the winter. Additionally, in the summer, they can work the other way and prevent hot rays from effectively making your \u201cinvestment\u201d into a greenhouse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Of course, these solutions do add a little cost onto the overall <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"projects\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/public-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/public_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0184vk;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Public_housing\" >project<\/a>. However, they actually make your conservatory usable all-year round and from an investment point of view, this is going to benefit you no-end. The fact that these blinds can also be placed on the roof means that all of the temperature concerns that blighted conservatories can be eradicated, and perhaps this home improvement project can make a long-awaited return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of decades ago, when boosting the value of our home seemed to be completely in fashion for everyone, we were all scouring around trying to find ways to achieve it. 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