conservatory

The previous owners had a conservatory fitted & did not change the guttering. I'm now left with a 70mm pipe that runs through the conservatory. My plan is to terminate it above the conservatory roof & install new flashing. Reading Building Regs Part H states I'm okay to make this change but...

Hello, this is my first post. I had a conservatory built at the beginning of 2007, over 10 years ago. It was built 2 meters longer that what I had planning permission for. The question is this, after all this length of time would the local council still be able to take enforcement action or...

I need some advice on installing a glass conservatory roof. I am designing a glass roof which will be 4000 mm long and 4 mm thick and approx 700 mm wide. From some research it looks like I will have to join this roof together as a 4000 mm double glazed unit will be hard to buy and heavy to...

Hi There, Our property is only 3 years old so is classed a new build. (Wales - United Kingdom) We recently had a conservatory built on the back of our house and the Installers told us that planning was not needed due to its size.. "Which is correct" After the work was completed we then decided...

Hi all, was wondering if anyone would be able to help me in regards to Building Regs and/or Planning Permission in regards to my proposed conservatory. I've contacted many conservatory companies and they all have very varied opinions. My garden is about 900mm lower than the ground floor of my...

I've bought a second hand conservatory that needs a dwarf wall. I've laid the foundations to the right size and now need to build a dwarf wall. I hope to build this out of blocks rather than bricks as I'm aiming to render the walls. What is the best block to use and any tips on building the...

I want to replace my polycarbonate conservatory roof with a timber frame and lightweight tile roof with either 1 medium or 2 small Velux windows then insulate it with Kingpan/Celotex foil insulation boards and get it plastered inside. It is 4m length x 2.9m width in size. Need advice on what...

Hi all. Thanks for your time. We have a conservatory of around 5.45m x 2.5m at the back of our mid-terraced house. We are hoping to replace it with an extension stretching back a bit more (to 3.7m). However, the absence of a manhole/drain cover in our back garden, and the presence of them in my...

My late father had a conservatory built in may last year, I'm now the owner of the house my dpc level on the back of the conservatory goes well below 150mm I've been in contact with the company that built it and they said it's because of the flags and I need an aco drain. BUT they put the flags...

I am planning to compact mot type 1 to 100mm thickness for a conservatory Base, however 70% of area is already covered in paving slabs. My question is, should I remove the paving slabs and other Brockenhurst bricks before laying mot type 1? Or should I just compact it over the slabs and other...

Hi A few years ago we had a uPVC Conservatory fitted. The guy who put the uPVC window cills on sealed around the edge and then I am sure he used a chemical on a cloth to harden the sealant, The cills have since settled and I need to redo them - I'd like to harden them off again rather that...

Hi Everyone, New to the forum and about to buy my first house. This house has a conservatory with no seperation from the main house. So the whole of the ground floor back wall has been removed. Anyway, one side of the conservatory is a dwarf wall and uPVC DG windows which look out onto the...

Some of the floorboard in the conservatory was swollen due to moisture. The water was also obvious on the carpet laying on top of the wooden floorboard. This is close to an area where radiators and heat pipes are but no leak is visible above the concrete floor. I decided to do a trace and...

I've moved into a property and been here 6 months and in the last 6 weeks noticed a smell coming from a corner of the conservatory. Lifted the floor up which has a concrete base, beams resting on top with mdf on top of that then tiled. Strangely when I lifted the floor in the corner I can see...

We have a conservatory with a polycarbonate roof and have noticed on 3 of the panels there is water actually inside the panels, it sits for a few inches at the bottom of each panel. There are some circular fittings on the top of the panels near where this water is and I was wondering if these...

Hi, I'm after some conservatory related advice! We're just planning what to do with our new one as we don't want it to sit there unused all winter. We're thinking of turning ours into a winter wonderland and wondered if anyone had ever done anything similar? If possible we'd like to include...