Conservatories: Outside in

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The Old House Web

Look at the detail in this gothic style conservatory and it's easy to picture adding this sun space to a historic house. In fact, this Jefferson model was added to a Victorian home in New Jersey. Custom features include corbelled soffits, dentil mouldings, diamond patterned muntins and copper gutters.

This Lancaster County, Pennsylvania company custom designs, manufactures, and erects conservatories ranging from simple garden rooms to ornate additions. Allcan be used as year-round rooms. All Renaissance Conservatories are made to order, and can match any period.

Plan on spending $300 to $600 per square foot of enclosed floor space, which includes design, manufacture, delivery and erection on site by Renaissance employees. This price does not include a foundation and detailing (April 2005).