Sunshield Testimonial

At Sun Shield we like to keep ourselves at the forefront of technology, whether it’s phones, computers or software we all want the newest and the best. Perhaps it’s because we work in a predominantly male dominated industry and we all know how much the guys like their gadgets, but even myself, in fact especially myself, is absolutely transfixed by any form of new technology especially new software more so when it’s clever.

Our surveyors have been using Roofwright (the UK’s leading conservatory design software) for quite some time now and it has always been quite a closely guarded tool, as we’ve only had the one licence I hadn’t had the opportunity to see how it works for myself until now. Roofwright very kindly offered me a trial of their gold package to see what I thought and I must say I was most impressed.

Now for those of you that know me well you’ll know I am pretty good with a computer I pick up how to use new software really quickly and if people get computer problems in the office I can normally fix it for them. I am much more proficient with a computer than the surveyor that uses Roofwright on a daily basis so was quietly quite positive about my capability navigating around the system; my main concern was my lack of technical knowledge when it comes to putting a conservatory together.

How would I know where the wall plate went, I wasn’t entirely sure what a wall plate was? Not every conservatory is a standard shape so how would I know where to add the right bits in and where? With my trial I was given free software support but I wasn’t sure they’d be too happy fielding questions from someone that didn’t know a great deal about the structural integrity of a roof. So I must admit it was all a bit daunting and I was a bit worried it might all be a bit much for me.

Well I needn’t have worried. Roofwright is really clever. We have two scenarios here, one of us that has an excellent level of technical  knowledge when it comes to putting a conservatory together but limited computer skills and then there’s me with excellent computer skills and limited conservatory knowledge and both of us can use it with ease. I can see why it was kept hidden away from me I must say I have found fiddling with all the different functions quite addictive and as a result have found out a lot more about how a conservatory goes together. I used the support line when completely stuck and got nothing but helpful and friendly solutions and no laughing at my occasional daft questions.

For me to write a post on the software we use you must be able to see that I really think it’s amazing stuff.

Conservatory Girl, Sunshield, September 2010