An orangery is a beautiful addition to any home, and with an Ultraframe Orangery there is a wide range of traditional and modern design options to help you create your perfect room.
Ultraframe’s revolutionary roof system puts warmth and light at the heart of your new orangery. Natural light is maximised thanks to slimline components and fewer bars to let in more light than a traditional orangery or flat roof extension.
On the inside, the lantern shaped roof combined with an internal pelmet creates a cost effective illusion of a traditional orangery build. This insulating pelmet provides energy efficiency and is also the ideal spot for speakers and spotlights.
On the outside, choose from a wide range of decorative Cornices to hide gutters and create an elegant roofline. Super-insulated bring strength and solidity to your design and are available in an aluminium, brick or render finish. Combine these elegant pillars with full height glazing and large door sets to create a contemporary orangery.
All roofs are designed for the extremes of the UK climate and are engineered to your specific postcode. Our specialist software uses accurate data from NASA to calculate the altitude of your home along with predicted snow loads and wind speed.
A single hipped orangery features a roof shape that extends back to the host wall from its highest point, so when you walk into the orangery, there is a lot of roof height for a dramatic and spacious feel.
EXPLORE DESIGNSA double hipped orangery features a ridge at the highest and central point of the roof. Together with the internal pelmet this creates a more traditional lantern orangery roof shape.
EXPLORE DESIGNS
The Ultraframe orangery roof provides you with a beautiful orangery solution that features the latest in roofing technology.
Your orangery roof features the strongest ridge on the market with minimal bars for uninterrupted sightlines. The high performance thermal breaks reduce any risk of condensation and a patented Stormshield protection system will prevent any water ingress at the ridge.
Choose uPVC or aluminium finishes available in grey, white, black or any bespoke colour of your choice.
Finish your orangery in style with a choice of flat or curved decorative Cornices. A Cornice discreetly conceals the gutter for a neater exterior finish as well as adding a beautiful feature, and can be made in any RAL colour.
The curved Cornice is ideal for an elegant traditional look while the flat Cornice is designed for more contemporary orangery designs. The flat Cornice is available in one, two or three tiers at varying heights to suit the proportions of your home and your new orangery.
The thermally insulated internal pelmet system has a plastered finish and extra insulation around the eaves where heat loss is most prevalent, so your orangery will be warm and welcoming all year round.
The pelmet depth can be modified to suit your requirements so that you can choose from a narrow or wide pelmet ranging from 300mm to 1200mm.
Once installed, the pelmet gives the impression of a traditional flat roof deck with a large roof lantern and is the perfect place for spotlights, speakers and cable runs.
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The glazing in your orangery roof can have an impact on its temperature and energy efficiency so it’s important to work closely with your installer to choose the correct specification for the orientation of your home.
A north or east facing orangery will tend to be shady and cool and receive little direct sunlight. Glass with high light transmission and low solar rejection is a great choice as it will allow more heat and light to enter the orangery and warm the space.
A south or west facing orangery may be in the sun for most of the day, which brings lots of bright, natural light. The heat from the sun can also mean the room becomes too bright or unpleasantly warm, unless the correct glazing is specified.
Choose glazing which has a low level of light transmission and higher levels of solar rejection. We can supply glass with U-Value of just 1.0, which is three times more energy efficient than a standard glass unit.
Window style. Full height floor to ceiling windows are a stunning option to give your orangery a clean, modern look. Not only does this style of window look beautiful, the large expanse of glass will draw huge amounts of natural light into the orangery. Choose from aluminium or uPVC.
Window colour. Windows can be made in any RAL colour so you can choose to complement or contrast with your orangery roof and the rest of your home.
Bi-fold doors. A popular choice for orangeries as they allow you to completely open up an elevation and really link to the garden beyond.
French doors. A simple set of French doors are a cost effective choice for an orangery.
Sliding doors. There is less frame with sliding doors than bi-folds so if you prefer a clean look, these are the doors for you – but remember they don’t offer a fully open elevation like bi-folds.
If you want a more traditional orangery look, choose super insulated pillars with a brick or render finish.
Highly insulated, these columns are supplied with A1 fire rated render boards to which the brick mesh or render is easily applied. Choose small (325mm wide) or large (665mm wide) which is equivalent to 1.5 or 3 standard bricks.
Where designs with large spans of doors are used with a small pillar, special reinforced columns will be provided.
We recommend two pillars at the front corners and two matching abutments at the host wall for double hipped orangeries. On single hipped designs, two corner pillars at the front completes the orangery look.
The super insulated pillars and walls are preapproved by Assent and JHAI for easy, fast Building Regulation approval.
Double hipped orangery in anthracite grey with curved cornice and white rendered pillars.
If you would like a wall in your orangery (for example along the boundary), use our super insulated wall which can be finished in brick or render to match your pillars. The wall exceeds Building Regulations with a U-Value of 0.17. This is far more thermally efficient than a brick wall and will help to keep heating bills low.
Super insulated aluminium columns bring strength and solidity to your orangery design. Constructed around a thermally insulated core, they are five times more thermally efficient than a similar sized brick pillar. The integrated structural frame means you can include larger expanses of glass and bi-fold or sliding doors in your design.
Depending on the look you choose, the columns can be small (325mm wide) or large (485mm wide) with a flat or fluted finish. They are available in any RAL colour to complement or contrast with your property.
To manage lateral forces and avoid any ‘racking’ your orangery will require sufficient structural support at the corners. Usually a large super-insulated column or pillar will suffice, however if you are using small pillars extra reinforcement may be required and a small reinforced brick/ready to render column will be specified if required.
Specialist software also engineers your roof to withstand the extreme weather conditions for your specific postcode by providing the necessary beam reinforcement to ensure the doors beneath continue to move freely even during periods of heavy snow.
Designs with large door spans may however need an additional goalpost. Made from aluminium, Ultraframe Goalposts have been engineered to be as light as possible for an easy installation without heavy lifting equipment. Designed to work perfectly as part of an Ultraframe orangery, the header beam is hidden within the pelmet and the vertical posts sit discreetly behind door frames for a minimalist look. The Ultraframe Goalpost suite includes a range of header sizes and vertical posts to suit the height of the door frames.
This short video explains the importance of lateral stability:
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