Choosing glass extensions is always a good idea for your home, but this is never more true than during the sunny summer months. A glass extension is a versatile way of extending your home, in a modern, new and attractive way, that is also lower cost and may not even require planning permission. There are so many benefits to be enjoyed from a glass extension, and more so than ever during the summer when there will be plenty of sun to enjoy.

That being said, even if there isn’t sunshine on any given day, a glass home extension still gives you the opportunity to enjoy feeling more at one with the great outdoors. Blending the indoors with the outdoors very cleverly, a glass extension will offer enough protection from adverse weather conditions, while still retaining that sense of being outside and surrounded by an outdoor environment. Few other structures can achieve this quite so well. A conservatory or an orangery has far more brickwork and does not offer the same expansive views. A simpler terrace or veranda will not offer the same levels of protection and will leave you more exposed to the elements, without the protection of glass to make sure you are not cold of exposed to the wind.

Can You Still Get a Glass Extension in Time for the Summer?

The simple answer is that yes, this will be perfectly possible. You can find a specialist company offering glass extensions and ask them to create the perfect glass extension for your home, with plenty of time to go until the weather really warms up. There is far less preparation required than there would be for an extension that involves bricklaying, foundations and planning permission. All that will need to be done is your extension will need to be designed, and then you can move straight onto the build.

It is certainly worth clarifying whether you need planning permission, however in general, this will not be needed. Speak to a glass room or glass extension builder who can advise you further based on your actual property and the circumstances surrounding your build. You will need to be confident that planning permission is not needed before deciding to go ahead. If it is deemed that you do need planning permission for a glass extension, this can be completed with a full planning application.

If you have a glass extension built soon, you can certainly have it complete for the summer. This is one of the most delightful times of the year to enjoy a glass room extension, with all of the natural light that will come flooding in, brightening up other parts of the home too. If you want to be able to open up the room to the outdoors to make it more of a versatile extension, you can do this too, by having sliding doors and other configurations. Your space will be your own to adapt and change as you would like. It will serve as part of your home, and part of your garden, all in one.

With many of us still working from home or being on furlough, our houses just cannot seem to stay tidy. It may be that you are working from home and also home-schooling children at the same time, which can be a task by itself let alone trying to keep on top of the house work.

The secret to staying on top of the cleaning is to have a schedule. You should be a bit more used to the routine with school work etc now so try and find a set time in the day when you can do your cleaning. Some people decide to not do much through the week and instead do it all at the weekend which is ok but if something comes up or you are not feeling well, then you could miss out another week.

Often doing a little bit every day allows you to keep on top of it before it becomes a mammoth task. If you live with other people such as a partner or children, you may even decide to do a rota and split some of the jobs up. Even younger children can have some responsibility such as taking their toys away or using a duster.