Please offer observations to this total amateur re conservatory groundworks

diystarter7

DanDare999 said:

diystarter7 said:

Inforapennyinforapound said:

diystarter7 said:

macman said:

In his defence, the pointing isn't bad...

I was about to post that as I read through the thread. They've used brick that we used making our 16 inch square pillars years ago and I used the same pointing and got a similar result, nice look.

I'm not too sure re the double brick retainer as it's curved like op said and the land looks level in the pic at least and its
only a few bricks tall but drainage, would that be required but it would look odd.

OP - the conservatory people, are they registered with someone that you can turn to if things go wrong?

NB: I'm not a builder

Good luck

Registered with Certass. 9.78/10 from reviews

Great stuff as many confuse FENSA as covering conservatories.

They'll cover more than building regs would.

Fensa does not cover conservatories and that is the subject matter.

DanDare999

diystarter7 said:

DanDare999 said:

diystarter7 said:

Inforapennyinforapound said:

diystarter7 said:

macman said:

In his defence, the pointing isn't bad...

I was about to post that as I read through the thread. They've used brick that we used making our 16 inch square pillars years ago and I used the same pointing and got a similar result, nice look.

I'm not too sure re the double brick retainer as it's curved like op said and the land looks level in the pic at least and its
only a few bricks tall but drainage, would that be required but it would look odd.

OP - the conservatory people, are they registered with someone that you can turn to if things go wrong?

NB: I'm not a builder

Good luck

Registered with Certass. 9.78/10 from reviews

Great stuff as many confuse FENSA as covering conservatories.

They'll cover more than building regs would.

Fensa does not cover conservatories and that is the subject matter.

Isn't the OP having it glazed?

Inforapennyinforapound

Bendy_House said:

You could always go for what you yourself suggested, and line the inside with insulated plasterboard. You'll lose a couple of inches as a result, but it'll be more effective.

Get a nice layer of Celotex-type insulation between the joists, too, nice and snug, flush with the top, and any gaps filled with exp foam. Make the room more 'garden room' than Connie.

What type of roof going on? Even if only polycarb for the time being, at least it's future-proofed for turning into a 'proper' room later on.

It certainly looks nice

Thanks so much Glass roof. Believe it or not the builder did put insulation boards between floor joists.

Inforapennyinforapound

Doesn’t need building regs. Not an extra room. It will be separated by doors and heating will be independent.

stuart45

Surprised he's put the insulation in the floor before the roof went on.

Section62

Inforapennyinforapound said:

Doesn’t need building regs. Not an extra room. It will be separated by doors and heating will be independent.

Are you keeping the patio doors?

Inforapennyinforapound

Section62 said:

Inforapennyinforapound said:

Doesn’t need building regs. Not an extra room. It will be separated by doors and heating will be independent.

Are you keeping the patio doors?

No, don’t like them. They are being replaced by French doors. Why? Do you need some?☺️

diystarter7

DanDare999 said:

diystarter7 said:

DanDare999 said:

diystarter7 said:

Inforapennyinforapound said:

diystarter7 said:

macman said:

In his defence, the pointing isn't bad...

I was about to post that as I read through the thread. They've used brick that we used making our 16 inch square pillars years ago and I used the same pointing and got a similar result, nice look.

I'm not too sure re the double brick retainer as it's curved like op said and the land looks level in the pic at least and its
only a few bricks tall but drainage, would that be required but it would look odd.

OP - the conservatory people, are they registered with someone that you can turn to if things go wrong?

NB: I'm not a builder

Good luck

Registered with Certass. 9.78/10 from reviews

Great stuff as many confuse FENSA as covering conservatories.

They'll cover more than building regs would.

Fensa does not cover conservatories and that is the subject matter.

Isn't the OP having it glazed?

Read FENSA and you will note as per my warning that FENSA does NOT inc conservatives. This is a massive misconception by thousands that go and have one built then not FENSA won't look into a faulty/problem one if the supplier/installer is not playing ball. Thanks

Doozergirl

Inforapennyinforapound said:

Doesn’t need building regs. Not an extra room. It will be separated by doors and heating will be independent.

2022, building regulations have just been tightened and people are building without even a decent cavity to put insulation into because they don't need to. 

I hate conservatories for this reason.  No one's checking what gets built so they just build whatever is profitable for them. 

You don't matter.  

FreeBear

Inforapennyinforapound said:

Section62 said:

Inforapennyinforapound said:

Doesn’t need building regs. Not an extra room. It will be separated by doors and heating will be independent.

Are you keeping the patio doors?

No, don’t like them. They are being replaced by French doors. Why? Do you need some?☺️

Building regs require an exterior grade door between the main house and a conservatory. If you remove the door (or replace with lightweight interior grade), the conservatory becomes part of the "habitable space" and subject to full building regs. Conservatories can not meet the thermal requirements to pass building regs for a habitable space by the very nature of their design - Just too much glass to lose heat through during the winter months.