Adding a roof to my conservatory - does it make a difference

Gloomendoom

Has the law relaxed on these conservatory roofs? I looked into it and was told that a conservatory with a roof on it, even a lightweight one, wasn't conservatory, therefore I would need to apply for building regs approval as for a normal home extension.

macman

Don't worry, it'll cancel itself out by being unbearably hot to use in the summer...

3card

With respects to the insulation/light argument it may be worth having a look at the LivinRoof system manufactured by Ultraframe


http://www.ultraframe-conservatories.co.uk/solid-roofs/livinroof/?gclid=CL3DlMr6tckCFcoJwwod9TsPoA


I have a Ultraframe conservatory and more then happy with it but this is my 1st winter with it.


The installer of my conservatory as told me that the retro fitting of the LivinRoof system is keeping him busier than new conservatories at present


HTH

Doozergirl

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Has the law relaxed on these conservatory roofs? I looked into it and was told that a conservatory with a roof on it, even a lightweight one, wasn't conservatory, therefore I would need to apply for building regs approval as for a normal home extension.

Descriptions above where people are putting heating in are certainly in breach of building regs. The OP's current layout is almost certainly non-compliant.

BCOs will have discretion to decide what level of glass counts as conservatory and what is extension, but given Davesnave's comparison to putting lipstick on a pig and my tendency to agree, I can't see someone who deals with quality standards for a living, a BCO, being particularly lenient about it. It's a clear work around to try and get something habitable while still referring to it as an outbuilding.

Regardless of the level of insulation, if you don't heat a conservatory, it will be uncomfortable in winter. If you do heat it, the intention is clear that you want a habitable room and are bypassing regulations on thermal properties and peeing CO2 into the atmosphere.