Quayside
Conservatories - Care
and Maintenance.
Every effort has been made
to design and finish all products in a manner
which minimises and simplifies any unnecessary
maintenance routines.
Our roof systems use sealed units or polycarbonate
roof sheets held in place with powdercoated
aluminium roof cappings providing for a
very low maintenance schedule only involving
cleaning
with appropriate cleaning solutions.
Quayside Conservatories use only modern
microporous finishes on our products, allowing
the timber to breathe and reducing the maintenance
requirement to a minimum. To maintain appearance,
the external surfaces should occasionally
be washed down with warm soapy water. The
recoating period may vary due to exposure
conditions, but should not be required until
after 5 years initially. Recoating is a
simple procedure involving a light key-up
of the surface with a scotchbrite pad or
similar, followed by a wipe down to remove
dust, grease, etc and then an application
of one coat of Teknos Aquatop 2600 in the
appropriate colour (available from Quayside
Conservatories or Teknos UK). Please note
that if recoating is left too long then
it is possible that more than one coat may
be required.
All glass surfaces should only be cleaned
with an appropriate proprietary cleaner.
Do not use any type of abrasive cleaner.
Internal timber surfaces need only to be
maintained by cleaning and polishing with
normal household wax polishes. Do not use
silicone based products.
All ironmongery (locks, handles & hinges)
should be lightly lubricated on a regular
basis in order to ensure trouble free services.
Ventilation, particularly in the summer
months is extremely important and should
be considered a feature of a maintenance
routine. The temperature inside a conservatory
if kept closed can easily soar causing excessive
thermal stress to components and should
be avoided.
All materials used are selected , designed
and installed to take account of normal
expansion & contraction, however it
must be remembered that timber is a natural
material (hence its beauty) and is therefore
prone to movement.
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