Conservatories are naff?

d_brennen said:
Insulated conservatories with a proper roof are nice. So a room with windows
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The problem is that it makes the house super dark. That was the benefit of conservatories, despite their faults. Neighbors had a warm roof put on now there sitting room is like a basement.
 
Got one in the house we bought. Hate it, too cold in winter, too hot in summer. Want to flatten it and build a proper extension some point in the future.
 
On the flip side of all the negative responses, they are cheaper than a full extension and offer extra storage space. That's probably what persuades a lot of people, and they're easier/quicker to put up than a full extension, don't need planning etc?
 
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With a proper roof they are fine. As mentioned they are a fraction of the price of a proper extension, else everyone would just be doing that.
 
I’ll bet most of the negative comments relate to unheated old lean too conservatives with plastic roofs.
We use ours all the time. It has a glass roof which limits high temperatures in summer and it’s quite warm in winter even without the UFH on.
A glass roof also stops the room the conservatory links to being too dark. One of the best home improvements we have done.
 
The property we bought had a conservatory at the front of the building where the main entrance used to be, used as a porch of sorts.

Ugly horrible thing, with a pillar supporting the roof overhang which impedes on usable space. It's coming down this spring.
 
Pentland said:
I’ll bet most of the negative comments relate to unheated old lean too conservatives with plastic roofs.
We use ours all the time. It has a glass roof which limits high temperatures in summer and it’s quite warm in winter even without the UFH on.
A glass roof also stops the room the conservatory links to being too dark. One of the best home improvements we have done.
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It is mainly the white uPVC ones that prompted the thread. Just seeing them loads on Rightmove at the moment.
 
They are a good way to add extra floorspace to your house fairly cheaply, but they do have limitations as others have already said.

We have a brick built garden room extension and it's definitely superior to a conservatory.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
No, on the back of the house like a normal conservatory or extension :cry:


It just looks like any other 'orangery' type builds with a pitch insulated roof.
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What's a brick built insulated garden room versus an extension?
 
dLockers said:
What's a brick built insulated garden room versus an extension?
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The price and construction.

It's a hybrid between a conservatory and a full extension. The lighter weight construction means less material is used in the build so its cheaper to put up.

It's still made of brick, has cavity walls and is insulated, compared to a conservatory which is usually single skin brick for a few courses and then fully UPVC above.

Have a look at the pictures at the link below, the top row is very different to a standard conservatory as you'd normally know it.

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sigma said:
On the flip side of all the negative responses, they are cheaper than a full extension and offer extra storage space. That's probably what persuades a lot of my people, and they're easier/quicker to put up than a full extension, don't need planning etc?
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If all you want is storage get a shed.
 
dLockers said:
The problem is that it makes the house super dark. That was the benefit of conservatories, despite their faults. Neighbors had a warm roof put on now there sitting room is like a basement.
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Oh don't get me wrong. My family home had a conservatory on the back and we made loads of use of it. It was separated from the house though, so instead of a back door, it went into the conservatory. Wood construction, it was cold in the winter and often too hot other times. As a child I spent loads of time in there one way or another, but close the door and it wasn't even there ..

My in-laws have a more modern conservatory but the wall has been knocked through. Makes the living room unpleasant to be for 3/4 of the year without excessive heating/cooling
 
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