How much to remove a conservatory base please?

AnniB

We recently moved house into a property that has a conservatory on the back, and I hate it! It’s just a dumping ground for stuff, temperature is unpleasant, it makes the dining room dark and it takes up the best part of the garden so I want it down. Getting rid of the construction itself isn’t the problem, though. It’s the base. It’s the size of a small room (about 12m square, I’d say) but how much will/should it cost me to have the base removed (concrete and tiles, properly constructed to the same floor level as the house)? Thank you.

Silvertabby

If it's anything like our conservatory (which we love, by the way) digging out and removing the foundations will cost you an arm and a leg.

Would it be possible to remove the structure and re-tile the base with patio flagstones?

Davesnave

AnniB wrote: »

(about 12m square, I’d say) but how much will/should it cost me to have the base removed (concrete and tiles, properly constructed to the same floor level as the house)?

I think you mean twelve square metres....there's a difference!

The truth is, none of us can know. Conservatory foundations typically go down 450mm and the width will vary depnding on whether the walls are single skin or double. Then there's the base.

A 6m3 skip costs £250 upwards, and you will need several + labour if you're using others to do the work, so the answer has 4 figures. I weouldn't guess furher than that.

If it were me, I'd say the area could be useful as a patio, so I'd look at adaptations as mentioned by Silvertabby, or just partial removal. Taking out a discrete section would give you an idea of what you are up against.