Roofing

Should the side elevations be sufficiently strong, you may have an option for an insulated tiled roof with internal perimeter ceiling.  This would also offer the opportunity of led lighting.

If you are changing a glass or polycarbonate translucent roof with less than 75% glazing or 50% within the sides elevations, building regulations will certainly be required.  These can be achieved through the good offices of jhai or your local building control office.  This certification is very important should you be selling your property to show full compliance.  *we will would include this within our quotation proposals.

Many timber conservatories have side elevations which can be restored.  However, in many cases the roof will require extensive works or a complete replacement. If the joists and other timbers are in good order, your roof can be de-glazed and extruded architectural aluminium capping secured onto the rafters, replacing the flimsy timber capping.  Your roof can then be re-glazed with the latest low ‘e’ heat reflective self cleaning glass. If the rafters have also deteriorated then these should be replaced with a new timber structure which will include maintenance free powder coated architectural aluminium cappings and the latest high specification glazing.

If the existing foundations and drainage are compliant with current building regulations, this may not be required.  You will however need to submit an appropriate application to your local authority, showing that the new glazing and framework have an appropriate thermally efficient low ‘e’ heat retentive specification.  It may also be necessary to increase the insulation within your property and a new boiler will very much assist, if you have had one fitted recently, that can be used retrospectively to assist your application.

Not only would a great deal of heat be lost through these older style basic floors but much cold from the ground below will also come into your conservatory.  There may be an opportunity of breaking out the concrete floor and introducing the latest celotex insulation with an appropriate damproof membrane. Much care may need to be taken, should you wish to maintain the existing perimeter wall and its foundations. You may well find that a complete reconstruction of the foundations and perimeter wall, plus your concrete floor, is a more overall realistic economical decision.

If the existing floor is below opening doors, then you may be able to introduce insulation with karndean floor or similar.  Several millimetres of the latest thermally insulated materials can make a significant difference.  If however, this is not possible, even when taking off appropriate millimetres at the bottom of your existing doors, a dense weave carpet with similar underlay will significantly improve the useability of your existing sun room throughout the colder months.  This can be designed to cover the majority of your floor, providing a substantially more comfortable environment, even in winter months and shaped to allow existing hinged doors to open.

For over 40 years our company has constructed numerous  conservatories, sun rooms, orangeries, open plan extensions and a multitude of different designs including free standing buildings. During this extensive period, we have become acutely accustomed to challenges presented by new customers and how important it is to design buildings which will fully accommodate their wishes, do so within a desired budget and offer competitive quotations for the overall works. In most occasions our customers have desired for us to organise the whole project, provide guidance with regards to planning, building regulations and provide substantial references before any final commitments are made.