Conservatory - how to temp regulate

[Regina1]

Hello,

After having used our conservatory for storage only, we would like to convert it to a play room. As per usual, it's either too hot (UV damage is crazy) or too cold. Replacing the roof is outside of our budget this year so we were wondering whether somebody had success with blinds/foils etc? Extra points for pointing me to websites of said blinds/foils.

Thank you very much

 

[aveatry]

Did you murder some one and not clean the body up properly

 

[Regina1]

Haha...those were there from the previous owners

 

[Regina1]

Did you murder some one and not clean the body up properly

Haha...those were there from the previous owners

 

[HERTS P&D]

Knock it down and build an exenstion.



Andy

 

[aveatry]

What about converting to a lantern roof, I don't think its that expensive and made to measure blinds wont be cheap.

 

[Regina1]

Knock it down and build an exenstion.



Andy

We will but it's a project in the future - need the pennies for it first. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone bothers building conservatories

 

[Murdochcat]

On the bright side in the autumn or spring on hot days leave the door to the house open and it’ll help heat your house

 

[big-all]

the trouble you have is the heat from the sun is generated on the first surface it hits so even with blinds the heat has entered and warmed the blind so any heat reduction will be minimum as it will eventually perculate down

 

[Regina1]

On the bright side in the autumn or spring on hot days leave the door to the house open and it’ll help heat your house

Yes I guess we will have to concentrate on Spring and Autumn. Only problem we still have is the UV damage

 

[Regina1]

the trouble you have is the heat from the sun is generated on the first surface it hits so even with blinds the heat has entered and warmed the blind so any heat reduction will be minimum as it will eventually perculate down

Would you not even bother with all these films you can buy? The UV damage of our belongings is also quite considerable.

 

[Regina1]

What about converting to a lantern roof, I don't think its that expensive and made to measure blinds wont be cheap.

Roof lantern? As in convert the roof into a proper roof? Read that a proper roof is around £7k

 

[foxhole]

Blinds have negligible affect , we had them windows and roof still reach 40degrees in it.

 

[big-all]

Would you not even bother with all these films you can buy? The UV damage of our belongings is also quite considerable.

anything on the outside off the glass that catches some off the heat will help
as an aside
my uninsulated lean too out the back has a twin walled polly roof and a biggish window area
outside 6-8% inside 16% a thermometer in direct sunshine on a bit off thin corrugated plastic off the scale as the heat is greater than the 30 degrees now the area getting sun is only about 360mm x360mm but that can heat the 2.4x2x1.6m area [8 cum] uninsulated room about 1 degree an hour in february you can see the need to to keep the heat the other side off the glass

 

[Regina1]

Blinds have negligible affect , we had them windows and roof still reach 40degrees in it.

Gosh, that's crazy. I honestly wonder why anyone would install a conservatory nowadays. Thank you for your reply