DIY Conservatories – Which Kits Are Best?

This is a common question asked by many people who are considering opting for a DIY conservatory rather than having one installed for them.

It is important to think about the quality of the kit you are going to buy.  After all you are going to be the one who installs it.  Just imagine having your kit delivered to your home.  You are excited and you take it into the back garden to unpack it all so you can get started on your brand new DIY conservatory.

Two hours later the lawn is strewn with bits and pieces of all shapes and sizes.  You are sitting in the middle of it all, tearing your hair out and wondering which bits go where.  You have got what seem to be diagrams and instructions, but you cannot make head or tail of any of them.

When you buy a DIY conservatory it is generally because you want to save some money.  Since you don’t need to hire builders to do it for you, you might have decided to splash out on a bigger and better conservatory instead.

But if you get it delivered and find you cannot install it, you might end up having to call in the builders anyway.  And if that happens you are looking at a bigger bill.

This is why you need to find the best kit you can, because the difference between the best and the worst can be quite large.  Every kit you find will be a good one, but you need to get the best one you can if you want the whole experience to be as easy as possible.

To this end it pays to do some research on each company you are thinking of buying your conservatory flat packed kit from.  Make sure the kit you want is designed for self builders.  This will help enormously.  You don’t want a kit that is designed for experienced builders to erect on behalf of their clients.

By choosing the right kit you will know that it has been put together to make life easier for the person constructing it.  For example some self builder kits need no screws at all to put them up.  Everything clicks and slides into place and it is much like putting together a huge jigsaw puzzle.  Except that in this case you will have all the pieces and you will also know what the end result should look like!

Some companies have their plans and instructions for their kits online as well, so you can have a look before you decide to buy them.  If you have a kit you are comfortable and confident with, you can have your new DIY conservatory finished faster than you might think.