Hi Tracy, if you're after the best of both you can get shutters on a gliding track (see below) which look really nice but note that this can be quite an expensive option. Alternatively you could vertical blinds or even rollers which can be kept out of the way when you want the window exposed or even hung outside the recess if required. Some food for thought below: Gliding track shutters: https://cheapestblindsuk.com/shutters/ Vertical Blinds https://cheapestblindsuk.com/cheap-vertical-blinds-2/ Roller Blinds https://cheapestblindsuk.com/cheap-roller-blinds/ Hope this helps, Alec 0800 112 3335

hi, there have been some good articles written about 'glass extensions' on here that can be a good start point. [https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/architecture-10-great-glass-box-extensions-stsetivw-vs~26551490 [(https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/architecture-10-great-glass-box-extensions-stsetivw-vs~26551490) Here is one as an example. Be careful because all glass can become very hot in the summer if you are south facing... rgds, Ed

Horses for courses here I think. Where an extension to a traditional building is at rear ground level, I have no strong preference as between traditional materials, conservatory, or glass extension - and am planning a glass extension to the back of my Victorian house. Once you get higher up, or with something visible from the road, then I am strongly in favour of the traditional look with as much care as possible being taken to make the extension look as if it was always part of the building. I am aware that "reproduction" is sometimes considered a rude word, and also of the school which considers good modern design in an extension preferable to reproduction, and tends to equate glass with good modern design. In my view, that is not always the case. As a rule of thumb (but subject to the requirements of the particular site), I would prefer to see modern design in clearly visible extensions to older buildings confined to larger, usually non-domestic, sites.

I think it will be more important for building regs for your glass room to be thermally efficient- in which case you need a company who specialise in this and can demonstrate it’s u value. Separately- if the extension looks on one side to a fence why spend the money on all glass. Given a glass extension costs twice the money to build than a brick built extension with lots of glazing why not build at least some brick?