Replacing Conservatory Roof

grimsalve

plasticandproud wrote: »

They are expensive, they quoted me £2960 for a 4 x 3 roof. Extortionate amount of money for what they actually do. I will stick to a new fangled glass roof.

Ouch! Nearly 3 grand for a bit of wood and plaster?!! :eek:
I hope Watchdog investigate these companies at some point in the near future, that sounds like a right ripoff.

And it could cost you at least double that to replace the roof when it leaks, falls apart, goes mouldy, etc.

IMO - AVOID

U187146

If you are looking to replace a polycarbonate roof, then this is what I did....

I spent forever trying to work out how to sort out various leaks (we had rafters and plasterboard below the poly sheets, so it was a real problem). Having had astronomical quotes from a number of conservatory roof repair companies to tart up the existing arrangements or replace with another polycarbonate roof (between £5-10k), I decided to look into replacing with a slate roof. This wasn't really viable because of the additional loads caused by the weight of the slate tiles. I wasn't sure the roof would take it.

Having searched on the web I discovered the Envirotile, which is a plastic replica slate tile (which happens to be made from recycled plastic, hence the name) made by the Green Roof Tile Co. The enviromental aspects were nice to have but not why I decided to go for these tiles, it was the fact that the weight was very low and that they looked good.

I got a local roofer on the case and he ripped off all the polycarbonate and glazing bars and replaced with breathable membraine, batons and the Envirotiles. Very quick job, quicker than putting up standard slate tiles according to the roofer, so if you go this route try and knock them down on their quote. I then had lead on the ridge and hips, which was actually more expensive than the actual roof, so I would probably look for an alternative if I were doing it again, though the overall effect is nice.

I can supply photos of the end result if you send me a message.

Hope this helps others facing the same problem. Before anyone asks, this solution doesn't comply with current building regs because it is not a 75% transparent roof (which it is supposed to be for a conservatory) however as I am not in the habit of inviting building inspectors around for tea, I have no problem with this.

MarkP

There is a lot of talk of building regs in the thread.

I am looking at replacing our conservatory roof as well, but as we live in Scotland our conservatory was already covered by building regs when it was originally built.

Does anyone know whether the 75% transparent rule applies in Scotland too?

Thanks

Crisps7

We are keen to change the polycarbonate roof in our conservatory. We have just had a quote for a company called ecovitro which is part of tuffx glass. They are planning to put on a glass roof and reinforce the panels so that they take the weight. Has anyone out there come across them or this process? It sounds good but not cheap so I'm trying to do a bit of digging.
Thanks for any help.

leveller2911

Mackey wrote: »

Hi all we had our converted by a company called conservatory-conversions these were the cheapest around and would recommend them to anyone such a fantastic team and beat our previous quote we live in Cheshire and they also did my brothers in Bristol again fantastic job and simply free advice their number is 01925 555046

spam, spam,spam,spam,spam spam spaaaaaam reported .:spam:

Does any new poster actually bother to read site rules or even bother reading the entire thread......Its not rocket science, theres a good clue in post 31..

plasticandproud

leveller2911 wrote: »

spam, spam,spam,spam,spam spam spaaaaaam reported .:spam:

Does any new poster actually bother to read site rules or even bother reading the entire thread......Its not rocket science, theres a good clue in post 31..

Oh do give over mate. Every time someone tries to help another, you come up with your spam. If you don't like it then !!!!!! off!!!

plasticandproud

docmatt wrote: »

1st posts with any kind of advertising are considered as spam.

We're not that thick you know!

You obviously are thick. I'm nothing to do with the company. I am still trying to find a solution to this, and have now fount another company that was advertised in the Sunday Mail. It's Guardian Warm Roof (just google them). I've emailed them for a ball park figure.

Anyone else had any joy with this?

Diy2012

U187146 wrote: »

If you are looking to replace a polycarbonate roof, then this is what I did....

I spent forever trying to work out how to sort out various leaks (we had rafters and plasterboard below the poly sheets, so it was a real problem). Having had astronomical quotes from a number of conservatory roof repair companies to tart up the existing arrangements or replace with another polycarbonate roof (between £5-10k), I decided to look into replacing with a slate roof. This wasn't really viable because of the additional loads caused by the weight of the slate tiles. I wasn't sure the roof would take it.

Having searched on the web I discovered the Envirotile, which is a plastic replica slate tile (which happens to be made from recycled plastic, hence the name) made by the Green Roof Tile Co. The enviromental aspects were nice to have but not why I decided to go for these tiles, it was the fact that the weight was very low and that they looked good.

I got a local roofer on the case and he ripped off all the polycarbonate and glazing bars and replaced with breathable membraine, batons and the Envirotiles. Very quick job, quicker than putting up standard slate tiles according to the roofer, so if you go this route try and knock them down on their quote. I then had lead on the ridge and hips, which was actually more expensive than the actual roof, so I would probably look for an alternative if I were doing it again, though the overall effect is nice.

I can supply photos of the end result if you send me a message.

Hope this helps others facing the same problem. Before anyone asks, this solution doesn't comply with current building regs because it is not a 75% transparent roof (which it is supposed to be for a conservatory) however as I am not in the habit of inviting building inspectors around for tea, I have no problem with this.

I have just come across your info on tiling a consevatory roof with Envirotile. Can you tell me roughly the cost and do you have any photos I could link to.
Many thanks

jdo2012

Diy2012 wrote: »

I have just come across your info on tiling a consevatory roof with Envirotile. Can you tell me roughly the cost and do you have any photos I could link to.
Many thanks

I am in a similar situation, wanting to replace a polycarbonate roof with some form of solid roof on a 5mx3m lean-to conservatory. I've found a number of specialist solid conservatory roof systems online (Guardian,Xtralite), but these seem quite expensive (seen postings from people having paid >5k). I have asked for a quote, though.

Another option is Envirotile etc., this should be (by my calculations) less expensive. So would also be interested in seeing the photos and a rough idea of cost.

Many thanks!

southcoastrgi

What do you newbi's not understand you can't come on here & start advertising companies with your first post it is seen as spam & blatant advertising so don't do it, it's not rocket science.