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Conservatory roof...Glass Vs Poly carb

jenwoods
jenwoods Posts: 2 Newbie
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Hi

We have a south facing garden and a lean to type conservatory of which the roof has come to the end of its life (currently polycarb).

We are now undecided what to replace this with... glass (namely pilkington active blue) or polycarb and rig up some sort of false ceiling with silver lined insulation to deflect heat in the summer and keep it in in the winter.
Obviously it is easy to be sucked in with companies telling us that their product will solve all our problems but I was hoping that posting on here, we'd be able to hear from people who have done one or the other and how they find it.

Also, as a rough guide, I wondered if people would mind sharing the cost of thier roof, our cons. is roughly 3m x 4m and just trying to gage the pennies.

Thanking you in advance for your comments :D
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  • pollypenny
    pollypenny Posts: 29,444 Forumite
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    No idea of cost for a replacement roof, but we love our glass roof. We watch the birds, the clouds, planes etc.

    It looks stylish, too.
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    (Pity they are mangled by this autocorrect!)
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    if you don't have a lockable door from your house to the conservatory then a poly roof will invalidate your insurance
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • DRP
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    southcoastrgi wrote: »
    if you don't have a lockable door from your house to the conservatory then a poly roof will invalidate your insurance

    happy to be corrected, but isn't this the case for any conservatory - polyc or glass?
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    Make sure your lean to has the required footings to cope with a glass roof
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    no a glass roof is no different to windows, poly can be cut very easily using a stanley knife so it's not considered secure
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • Geodark
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    DRP wrote: »
    happy to be corrected, but isn't this the case for any conservatory - polyc or glass?

    That's what I thought as well - regardless of the roof type.
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    southcoastrgi wrote: »
    no a glass roof is no different to windows, poly can be cut very easily using a stanley knife so it's not considered secure

    is different
    or
    is no different?

    I didn't know that about the house insurance side of things, but in terms of building regs I don't think they are any different.
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    windows = glass = secure
    I'm not sure why you are confused
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    southcoastrgi wrote: »
    windows = glass = secure
    I'm not sure why you are confused

    because of your typo - hence the query.
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    sorry for not making myself clear
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
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