Conservatory Quote

TELLIT01

WaywardDriver said:

bill888 said:

fwiw, have you considered the conservatory may suffer from the 'too hot in summer, too cold in winter' syndrome?   You may regret not having an 'insulated' roof from the outset.

Another vote for insulated roof at the outset. 

That potentially changes it from a conservatory to a 'conventional' room which may have different building reg requirements.

WaywardDriver

TELLIT01 said:

WaywardDriver said:

bill888 said:

fwiw, have you considered the conservatory may suffer from the 'too hot in summer, too cold in winter' syndrome?   You may regret not having an 'insulated' roof from the outset.

Another vote for insulated roof at the outset. 

That potentially changes it from a conservatory to a 'conventional' room which may have different building reg requirements.

You're right - when we converted our polycarbonate roof to light-weight tiles with insulation, we did have to go through Building Control and were glad to do so as BC made sure the installers followed regulations. Also had BC for original build which again was worthwhile re, for example, adequate foundations. 

Nile

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Nile

pennysjp

Conservatoryland are not the cheapest DIY conservatory supply company, but they do offer their own installation service, and get good reviews for quality and the overall experience. The quick install can happen, as they use a steel frame base that needs only concrete pads for the legs to rest on, and it's also bolted to the house wall, but 2 days does seem too quick. Any 'brick' walls, dwarf or otherwise, are constructed from hollow metal sections covered in brick slips on the outside, so no heavy masonry walls. As the structure is light in comparison to standard brick walls, the steel base construction meets structural standards. The company advises concrete pad depth should be adjusted to suit ground conditions. As said, the conservatory is a lightweight structure in comparison to a conventional brick built extension. People posting worries about the foundation sinking only have a point if the foundations are not done correctly. The worry in all this would be the installer taking enough time to do a quality job.

pennysjp

Silvertabby said:

If I've read this correctly, Conservatoryland only concrete the foundation blocks and then lay a 'damp proof' membrane over the soil in the middle.

Our foundations cover the whole of the structure, which is probably why we've never had any problems with the conservatory pulling away from the house or any other subsidence issues.

And yes, we do use ours all year round

The membrane under the conservatory is not a damp proof membrane, but a weed suppressor. The frame has to have free air flow underneath, and weeds would affect that. The frame does not touch the ground, except for the metal legs on the concrete pads. Any contact with the house below DPC level has a DPC barrier installed. 

Your conservatory sounds like a masonary construction, which would need substantial concrete foundations. Subsidence isn't an issue for the lightweight structure used with the steel frame if the concrete pads are constructed to the right depth for the ground conditions. These systems are used on extensions, and pass building control regs for those.

FreeBear

Necro posting on a 4 year old thread.... Why ?