New conservatory roof??

deano1980

Hi, I currently have a glass roof on my conservatory. even though its supposed to be solar/heat reflecting glass, its still to cold to use in the winter and to hot in the summer. I'm looking to get it replaced with a tiled roof system. I have had quotes from a supalite roof installer (which uses an aluminium frame) and wetheralds which use timber. both were between £8000-£9000. I was hoping people could share their experience's as to which system my be better and why?
Thanks

Stevie_Palimo

I have a fully tiled roof on mine and it is usable all year round, I'd not have another glass or plastic roof again.

mpet

We used Cosyroof. They removed the roof, fitted a wooden structure which was insulated, boarded and tiled with lightweight tile strips. It was also plasterboarded and skimmed inside.

We are more than happy with the end result - a useable room all year round now. It cost @ £6k, but obviously price depends on size/shape. It may also not be suitable depending on the type of conservatory you have - ours has brick wall base all around.

deano1980

Thanks for the comments. I'm going to have a look at cosy roofs. Mpet, can I ask what size your roof was?

Davesnave

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

I have a fully tiled roof on mine and it is usable all year round, I'd not have another glass or plastic roof again.

After seeing what having an opaque roof did for the living room behind my friend's 20' conservatory, I'd always ask: "Has the room behind another decent source of light?"

Seems daft to screw up another room, used more, to benefit a conservatory, but I appreciate that won't always happen.

My conservatory is usable all year round, or very close to it.

mpet

Our conservatory is 2.5 x4 m and the roof was/is an apex style ( as opposed to a flat/sloping roof).

Davesnave makes a valid point, as a solid roof will affect the light in the adjoining room. To get an idea of how much light we would lose, we taped some cardboard to the original roof. However as the conservatory was virtually unusable due to heat/cold, the loss of light was not significant enough to change our mind about a 'real roof'

Stevie_Palimo

Davesnave wrote: »

After seeing what having an opaque roof did for the living room behind my friend's 20' conservatory, I'd always ask: "Has the room behind another decent source of light?"

Seems daft to screw up another room, used more, to benefit a conservatory, but I appreciate that won't always happen.

My conservatory is usable all year round, or very close to it.

I think it is about compromise really in most cases, The conservatory has lost some natural light coming into it but I see this as a happy medium to be able to use the space all year round.

Davesnave

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

I think it is about compromise really in most cases, The conservatory has lost some natural light coming into it but I see this as a happy medium to be able to use the space all year round.

I didn't say anything about the conservatory, which would become a 'garden room,' but it's the effect on the room(s) it adjoins, which may become very dark if they don't have other light sources.

Davesnave

mpet wrote: »

Our conservatory is 2.5 x4 m and the roof was/is an apex style ( as opposed to a flat/sloping roof).

Davesnave makes a valid point, as a solid roof will affect the light in the adjoining room. To get an idea of how much light we would lose, we taped some cardboard to the original roof.

We had scaffolding up for 3 months. Convinced me what we shouldn't do!

Stevie_Palimo

Davesnave wrote: »

I didn't say anything about the conservatory, which would become a 'garden room,' but it's the effect on the room(s) it adjoins, which may become very dark if they don't have other light sources.

I did mean the rear living room as well has lot some natural light and did not post it correctly.

Still I am more than happy with the outcome and it works for me.