Should I Choose an Orangery or a Home Extension?
Having a Conservatory, Orangery or Extension added to your home is a great way of doing home improvement. Not only…
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What Blinds are Best for Conservatories?
With summer almost here, it’s time to consider just how you’re going to cool your conservatory. Fans and AC units…
Cooling Your Conservatory This Spring
Now that spring is here, conservatories and orangeries will only get hotter and hotter – especially if we’re looking at…
Why Is Double Glazing So Effective?
One of the best ways to insulate your home during the winter is to install double glazing. Double glazing, quite…
5 Reasons Why You Need French Doors
Originating in 17th century France, the French Door quickly found favour in the imaginations of French artisans and architects because…
Finding The Right Conservatory For You
Finding the right conservatory for you depends on a wide range of variables, including the size of your home and…
Three Great Reasons to Extend Your Home This Spring
Your home should be your space – a place that you can shape to your needs and desires ,somewhere you…
Do You Need A Car Port This Winter?
From those who clean their cars at the crack of dawn every Saturday to those who just see their car…
A-Rated Windows, Just For You
This December we have seen an increased number of storms battering our homes. From storm Arwen to storm Barra, we…
Why Composite Doors Are A Thing Of The Future
If you haven't already seen or heard about composite doors, where have you been hiding? Over the past 15 years,…
Reducing Your Winter Bills In 2021
Year on year we notice that our winter bills are creeping higher and higher. In 2021, we are about to…
Autumnal Conservatories
Here at C&W Direct, we mention using your conservatory all year round quite often. So what does that mean this…
Finding Your Ideal A-Rated Windows
A-Rated windows is a phrase that's thrown around often. With it being seen in so many places we accept it…
Let’s Talk Extensions
When we look at the term extension, many people consider this to be a large scale brick extension on your…
Redesign Your Whole Exterior
The exterior of your home is the first thing that your visitors will look at. So if your house is…
uPVC Or Composite Doors
In recent years there has been a debate over whether to invest in composite doors or uPVC doors when it…
Types Of Windows From C&W Direct
We often find that many of our customers are looking to replace their windows like for like. So very little…
Keeping Your Home Cool This Summer
Here in the UK, our summers are getting hotter and hotter. While for some this is a great thing, and…
Conservatory Installation With C&W Direct
Conservatories can be a big investment to make to your home. This means that you want to ensure you are…
Styling Your Own Door
You may have seen an abundance of composite doors appearing in the streets around your home. They are increasing in…
Opening Your Home Into Your Garden
Summer is the time we are most likely to be wandering between the inside of our home and garden. The…
Replacing Your Windows This Summer
We might be approaching summer (although some very wet weeks of late would say otherwise), but now is the right…
Keeping Your Conservatory Cool This Summer
The age-old problem with conservatories is that they are too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer.…
Traditional Orangeries For Your Home
Orangeries are a great addition to any home, whether you have a large house already, or are adding the orangery…
What to Put in Small Conservatories?
By adding a conservatory to your home, you’re extending it to include another room. However, some people often struggle to…
Prepare For Reopening With Canopies From C&W Direct
Here at C&W Direct, we offer much more than the name alone suggests. In addition to our conservatories, we are…
Wow Guests This Summer With C&W Direct Conservatories
With lockdown restrictions looking likely to be lifted across the Midlands this Summer, many of us are excited at the…
Celebrate Spring With New Windows From C&W Direct
With the weather beginning to warm and the days becoming brighter, many of us are looking forward to Spring with…
Conservatories vs Extensions: Which Should I Choose?
A commonly asked question is what the difference is between a conservatory and an extension. It makes sense that people…
Edwardian Style vs Victorian Style Conservatories
At Conservatories and Windows Direct, we offer a range of conservatory and orangery styles, and if you’re just starting to…