Slipped polycarbonate sheets on conservatory roof

Sweepsy

I have a few slipped polycarbonate sheets on my conservatory roof. I've been quoted £350 to reseat these and secure them at the top. Is that a reasonable price?

ytfcmad

No, you can do this yourself. Unscrew the decorative plates above the gutter, push the polycarb back in place and re secure the locking plates. Had to have quite a few (6) put back in place in a conservatory on a house we bought, £20 for 30 minutes work.

keystone

ytfcmad wrote: »

No, you can do this yourself. Unscrew the decorative plates above the gutter, push the polycarb back in place and re secure the locking plates. Had to have quite a few (6) put back in place in a conservatory on a house we bought, £20 for 30 minutes work.

Crikey - I'm well impressed that you can see from here exactly how OP's conservatory roof panels are attached. Yours might be completely different and certainly mine are quite different to yours.

OP - Get two more quotes.

Cheers

NeoVR2k6

Ill be interested to know how this goes..
The conservatory attached to the house ive just bought also looks like it has a couple of slipped panels. the gap at the top is still covered by the fairing on the apex of the roof so no water is getting in directly, but there is definitely a gap thats open to the elements.

Sweepsy

Thanks ytfcmad, I'll need to look for the locking plates as i'm not sure where they are. Where did you get your locking plates/materials from?

keystone - I have a lean to conservatory so should be pretty easy to get up there and push back but thouth I would get a prefessional in to secure it properly as I don't want to go up there if it slips again.

NeoVR2k6 - The weather hasn't been great recently so trying to get people to come over and also since it's a small job, is slim pickings at the moment. I'll get more quotes and let you know how it goes.

alleycat`

It isn't a hard job to do but the problem most people will come across is they break the "glazing bar top cap".

The possibility is they have examined the top caps, expect them to break and have quoted that in the price.

Off the top of my head 2.4m of topcap is selling at around £55 but there are a couple of different systems so the price may vary.

To be honest for the price they are quoting I'd expect the people to take them out and reseal the polycarbonate sheet edges too before re-seating.

Did the quote cover replacing the top caps and / or resealing the sheet edges?

Sweepsy

alleycat` wrote: »

It isn't a hard job to do but the problem most people will come across is they break the "glazing bar top cap".

The possibility is they have examined the top caps, expect them to break and have quoted that in the price.

Off the top of my head 2.4m of topcap is selling at around £55 but there are a couple of different systems so the price may vary.

To be honest for the price they are quoting I'd expect the people to take them out and reseal the polycarbonate sheet edges too before re-seating.

Did the quote cover replacing the top caps and / or resealing the sheet edges?

He only mentioned to secure the polycarbonate and did not mention anything else. I'll of course get more quotes.

docmatt

Don't try and remove the top part of the glazing bars.

Polycarb is either super tight or loose. If the panels have slipped it's because it's an old conny and things are loosening up. You should be able to push it back manually, don't do it on a warm day. If you can't shift it then get the guy in who quoted you.