Conservatory conversion

[kingarthur]

Has anyone had their conservatory roof tiled and how much of a difference does it make ? Are you able to use it as a regular room in winter or is it still too cold ?
What is the difference in price between doing the roof and changing it to an actual room (adding proper walls etc). Others experiences would be much appreciated. TIA

[Inchy]

Im after doing a similar thing so would be interested in responses. I have a conservatory which has a wall which comes up to about thigh height (full wall on neighbours side) and then the rest glass

Its a pointless room in winter as way too cold.
And in summer its often way to hot

[pureclaret]

I have considered doing this, got a quote and it was about £12,000 , at the time I had a great gas heater in that had a thermastat on it and heated the room up in mins and just kept gpoing on and off as required , it was quite quiet too. but unfortunatley it broke down and as there are no spare parts got rid chnged to electic heater no where near as good. Also I find in heavy rain cant hear to talk or watch TV, that was the same before heateer packed up , but just not comfortable to sit there in winter
a couple of friends have had roofs done roof with either tiles or plastic ones with insulation and plaster jobs one has a velux window in, and they swear buy them all year round.
They still have the glass round 3 sides so it is colder than a 4 walled room , but better than before and they dont suffer from heat and cold or noise the same
Mine is 4x3.5 meter so not large but still got 2 settes and tv etc so makes a good sitting room

[gawthorpe_view]

I had the insulated tiled, roof done 2 years ago.
It's a lot warmer in winter, but you still need to heat it if you want to use a it as a regular room, but it needs less heating than before.
It's still hot in the summer as two of the glazed sides get the full afternoon sun.
One other benefit is that it's so much quieter during heavy rain and hail storms.
Also, you don't have to clean the roof glass.
As for price against a rebuild, we didn't go down that route.
Expect to pay between £3,000 and £4,500 depending on the size.

[gawthorpe_view]

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[Quickenthetempo]

My sister has underfloor heating in her conservatory underneath tiles,that's superb for the winter.

The dogs love it as well.

[boyyanno]

Has anyone had their conservatory roof tiled and how much of a difference does it make ? Are you able to use it as a regular room in winter or is it still too cold ?
What is the difference in price between doing the roof and changing it to an actual room (adding proper walls etc). Others experiences would be much appreciated. TIA

I used to work in this industry so feel comfortable saying this:

Do not just get your old conservatory roof tiled over or insulated in any way. Get the whole roof replaced if you're wanting to go down this route.

[boyyanno]

Just to put this forward for anyone who is interested, the Livinroof system which is manufactured by Ultraframe is the one you really should go for.

I would stress that you absolutely shouldn't use Ultraframe themselves but go to someone who provides the system.

It's basically thermally efficient panels that go where the glass used to go, and is then further insulated on the inside. You can still have a glazed area for light if you wish.

[basil6345789]

Just to put this forward for anyone who is interested, the Livinroof system which is manufactured by Ultraframe is the one you really should go for.

I would stress that you absolutely shouldn't use Ultraframe themselves but go to someone who provides the system.

It's basically thermally efficient panels that go where the glass used to go, and is then further insulated on the inside. You can still have a glazed area for light if you wish.

Got this system and Ultraframe did it when they were still fitting (they just manfacture now I think?)
They were excellent

[basil6345789]

Ps get your floor insulated!

[ClaretTony]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

[boyyanno]

Got this system and Ultraframe did it when they were still fitting (they just manfacture now I think?)
They were excellent

The main reason I said to avoid them is cost to be honest. I'm sure the workmanship was alright. But yeah I think their home improvements division closed down.

But yeah it's a good system, still one of the best thermal roofs for this type of application in my opinion. And if anyone's looking to just get the roof done then this would be my recommendation.

[gawthorpe_view]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

It could be converted to a garden/hobby room or an office.
If it's single brick construction then this will complicate matters in complying with buildings regulation Part L.
Planning permission for a change of use might be needed.

[Quickenthetempo]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

Unless you need something more from your house like an office.
Look into renting the garage out to neighbours.

If it's to put value on your house, get an estate agent around to see what would add value.

[Florian]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

Dont waste your cash unless your planning to actually leave the house to use it

[timshorts]

I used to work in this industry so feel comfortable saying this:

Do not just get your old conservatory roof tiled over or insulated in any way. Get the whole roof replaced if you're wanting to go down this route.

If you convert the roof into something that is non-translucent, then even if its original construction was exempt from building regulation control under the gdo, putting the solid roof on will mean the whole lot suddenly needs building regulation consent.

[basil6345789]

If you convert the roof into something that is non-translucent, then even if its original construction was exempt from building regulation control under the gdo, putting the solid roof on will mean the whole lot suddenly needs building regulation consent.

Building yes but Planning no. That's easy.

[bobinho]

Conservatories are generally a wasted internal space. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter.

Had mine converted by leaving one dwarf wall and having the other two built up. The glass roof removed and a tiled roof put on, complete with roof insulation. Plastered the inside, Knocked through from the front room. Opened the place up massively and I love it.

Make sure your floor is insulated properly, get a radiator or two in it, and finally enjoy the space you created.

[Fretters]

One of the best things we did. We've since had the internal doors taken out and laid new flooring throughput the whole ground floor which flows into the conservatory. It's become like an extension.

We had a narrow radiator installed in the conservatory and a small heater but we never need the heater.

[bfcjg]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

It has to be something that adds value or saleability to the house, I've seen quite a few converted into man caves to get you out of the house, if there is power brilliant if not get some in, insulate walls and either clad or plasterboardb them, make sure floor is dry if not tank and screed it, floor covering of choice, tele, sound system, electric heating etc, getting a roof light in makes it feel bigger and also brings the outside in.

[Fretters]

Not a conservatory conversion but I’ve got an unused garage behind the house, not attached to the house. It’s not used as a garage and I’m not sure what I might do with it.

Any ideas?

I turned mine into a gym so I have less distance to travel to a gym that I never use

[ClaretTony]

I turned mine into a gym so I have less distance to travel to a gym that I never use

I think that's one suggestion that can be ruled out for me now