ALUXE Joins the Range: Verandas and Glass Rooms Built Entirely to Order

Sooner or later a customer sends us a photograph of a wall that will not take a standard anything. A chimney breast in the wrong place, a window that sits too low, a boundary that runs off at an angle, a bungalow with barely enough height above the doors. Modular systems cover a great many houses, but not that one.

For those houses, and for anyone who wants every detail decided on their own terms, we have added ALUXE to the range.

What Makes ALUXE Different

ALUXE systems are built completely to order. Nothing is taken from a shelf and trimmed to suit. The width, the projection, the height, the glazing, the position of the posts and the colour are all specified for your house and then made to size.

That changes the conversation we have with you. With a modular system the question is which standard size sits best on your wall. With ALUXE the question is simply what you want, and then how we achieve it.

From a Roof to a Room

The designs that made us sit up are in the Ultraline range, a family of flat, cubic glass roofs that carry up to seven metres between two posts. The Ultraline Classic has a bold overhang, with the roof projecting past the posts. It throws a crisp shadow line across the back of the house, and on a south-facing wall it shades the glass doors beneath it. The Ultraline Style takes the opposite approach, with a flush roofline and nothing projecting beyond the frame.

The Ultraline Compact strips the idea back further. It has no overhang and no front strip, and the roof beams sit visibly on top as the defining feature, which gives the slimmest outline of the three and suits a smaller or enclosed patio. Alongside the Ultraline models there are sloping glass verandas such as the Topline for a more traditional line.

Add sliding glass walls and any of these becomes a glass room. This is the step from shelter to living space. You are no longer sitting outside under cover. You are in a bright room in the garden that happens to open completely on a warm day.

Details That Matter Over Time

Bespoke also extends to the finish. There are 37 powder-coated colours to choose from, running from jet black, pure white and anthracite through to rust and bronze tones, so the frame can match your windows exactly and not just approximately. Two coating levels are offered, a standard Premium finish and a Premium Plus finish with additional pre-treatment for harsher conditions, which is worth considering if you live near the coast.

Then there are the options that make a glass room comfortable in every season: clear or solar-control glass, dimmable LED spotlights set flush into the roof beams, blinds above or below the glass to deal with summer sun, and infrared heating for the evenings. A slimline radiant heater such as the Platinum Smart-Heat Electric all but vanishes against a dark frame, which matters when the whole point of the design is a clean line.

Which Route Is Right for You?

A bespoke system is not automatically the better choice. If your wall is straightforward and you would like your veranda sooner, a modular model held in UK stock will do the job handsomely. If the house is awkward, or the design matters to you down to the last line, or you are building a room you intend to use all year, bespoke earns its place.

We now offer both, which means our advice is not bent towards whichever one we happen to sell. Send us photographs of the back of the house and tell us what you have in mind, and we will tell you which route we would take.