Inspiration

There’s been a huge rise in the number of Scottish householders choosing to extend their current home in preference to relocating elsewhere. The cost of moving is enough to put anyone off the idea, especially when you compare it to the much more affordable cost of fitting a conservatory or sunroom. Some of you may...

The centrepiece of any UPVC front or back door aside from the coloured finish applied to the door frame is the hardware and accessories incorporated into it – we’re talking about the handles, hinges, letterbox, number plates, door knocker, friction stays, door locks, cylinders, multi point locks etc. Selecting hardware needs to be done with...

Now that the clocks have gone forward and we’re receiving added daylight hours, your home is more in the spotlight now than at any other time of the year. Head outside, go across the road, look at your home and what do you see? If your windows and doors are looking a little tired, the...

Scottish householders continue to be priced out of the housing market which is a frustration if they’re eager to move onto pastures new because their existing property provides insufficient spaciousness. They shouldn’t view it as such as it may be entirely possible to fit an orangery at their property and put all space-related issues to...

In our last blog post, we mentioned that since moving into 2018 we had experienced a large amount of demand for replacement windows. Interest in our orangeries has almost been as strong. Who can blame them as the orangery is without a doubt one of the most luxurious forms of home extension available today, the...

There will be some conservatory owners who dread the arrival of summer and winter. Why? It is because the inside of their old extension gets sweltering hot in the summer sun and freezing cold in the deepest, darkest depths of winter. All the blame can be levelled at the roofing system. Their polycarbonate or glass...

142 years – that is how long Mitchell Glass has been serving the people of Scotland with the very best home improvements. It’s an unparalleled length of time for any Scottish-based supplier of conservatories, windows and doors. The key to our success? We can think of several reasons why we have lasted so long in...

The clocks go forward next weekend, heralding the start of British Summer Time. When you hear that word summer you envisage long days stretched out in the garden and a host of tasty barbecues. We can only hope that will be case, but we know how unpredictable the weather can be North of the border....

A common major grumble levelled at traditional conservatories is that they become uninhabitable in the summer and winter months due to either feeling too hot or too cold. The finger of blame can be pointed squarely at the roofing system as it is obviously no longer capable of delivering the necessary standard of thermal efficiency....

When inviting a home improvement specialist into your property to fit the latest energy efficient windows or a brand new conservatory, you are placing an enormous amount of trust in that company. Some prior due diligence of the chosen firm most definitely helps reduce the chances of a poor installation occurring – a little online...