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   Guest_ | Mar 17, 1999 10:54pm | #1

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   John, first ya take a little trip along Hwy 2. Take in Kingston to Brockville and Prescott. You will see dozens of examples of what you what in styles. The spring show is due in Ottawa and the manufacturers will be there in packs with all the products that you could ever want and more. (makes a nice outing too!)

   Wish you luck.

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   Guest_ | Mar 18, 1999 02:02am | #2

   *You need to check out the book "Living Under Glass" by Jane Tresidder and Stafford Cliff. It's out of print so you need to use a library. Find it and I know you will get ideas. I am a used book store regular, so I just bought it. It shows everything from the antique to the contemporary in sunrooms, greenhouses and conservatories.Do not, I repeat, do not put on a curved top type attached sun room, the kind that is so popular now. You will date the addition and devalue the original.

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   Guest_ | Mar 18, 1999 03:51am | #3

   *My wife gets Garden Design magazine. In the back there are many plans available from many different companies. Traditional English design mostly. Very elegant.

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   Guest_ | Mar 18, 1999 06:10am | #4

   *Our brick home was built in the 1700's with the same dimensions as your home. We added an enclosed porch along the back, west side of the house - the 40 ft. run. I built a timber frame shed porch, used German siding up 2 ft. from the slab and filled in all the space with double hung windows that match the house. During the warm summers in Maryland, we keep the windows open (with screens) and in the winter, a combination of electric baseboard, a coal stove and passive solar makes it a comfortable winter space. The key was blending archtectural featurees from our ohouse and out buildings to arrive at a pleasing porch addition.

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   Guest_ | Mar 18, 1999 09:01am | #5

   *John, the current edition (Vol 12, #2 March/April) of Clem Labine's Traditional Building features a selection of Conservatories, etc... just what you're looking for. Go to: http://www.traditional-building.com

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   JV | Mar 18, 1999 10:36pm | #6

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   How can I add an attractive sunroom to an historic stone home?
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   Simply remove a few of the stones...;-)

   JV

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   Guest_ | Mar 19, 1999 10:51am | #7

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   Good idea JV! :), John, try Hartford Conservatories, 1-800-963-8700 , they have a website but I've forgotten the link address.They are an English Co. selling their wares here. They are quite elagant and well designed(lots of rain in the U.K.).They have a clear polycarbonate roof which looks good and handles the elements well, give them a shout and get the web address or have them send you a brochure. They come in multiple styles and sizes and have an octagonal front on some models. Good Luck!

   Geoff

   P.S. the're located in Woburn, Ma. U.S.A.

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   John_Burke | Mar 19, 1999 10:53am | #8

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   Looking for plans that would be suitable for my 1830's stone home in Eastern Ontario(Canada). Approximate size is 10' by 23' with a poured foundation on the west end of the existing home that is about 30' by 40' Thanks