Post #495018 by Pikeys Dog on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 12:52 PM

Stage 1.

6m x 3m conservatory (approx 19' x 10').

The front of the conservatory is almost all glass with double sliding doors.
The side walls are approx 6' tall with obscured glass windows above (to meet planning requirements, 75% of the addition has to be glass/clear roof).

The rear wall was rendered/pebbledashed giving a very uneven surface, and a pain to fix electrics to then patch convincingly.
It was decided to remove the pebbledash, fix all electrics, then place a false stud wall over the top to give a more even suface to fix bamboo/matting to.

Three weekends of hard graft with a hammer and chisel made for a more manageable area.

The end walls have been painted a deep red (not white! LOL), as they will be covered with furniture/pictures/masks/stuff in general, so bamboo/matting would be wasted on them.

Lighting is a problem, since the roof is not set up for hanging lights from, so all lights will have to be fixed to the back wall.
The aim is to have several lights all fixed to the same switch, some surface mounted (bulkhead lights), some hanging from hooks (fishing floats, puffer fish) and a couple of small lamps stood on top of the side walls.
A dimmer swith has been installed to allow a much lower level of 'mood' lighting.

Speaker cables have also been installed at this point to 'hide' them as much as possible.

End walls:

Lower left back wall:

Upper left back wall:

Right, back wall: