Almost all of our conservatory designs can incorporate a tiled or slated roof. The extra loading necessitates the use of a steel superstructure or relies on the more traditional masonry construction methods. Care must be taken when considering a sunroom as the solid roof will block sunlight from the main dwelling. Careful positioning of roof lights is essential.

Side Glazing

Conservatories Designs use Vista Therm Elite glass in all their sunroom projects.  Vista Therm Elite glazing will:

• Eliminate heat loss in the cool months
• Help cut energy costs
• Make your Sunroom more comfortable during winter

This glass is the latest and most revolutionary development in low emissivity glass with a U value of 1.1m/m2k. Heat generated within the sunroom is reflected internally back into the room while cold from the outside is reflected back out while retaining 100% of the light transmission.
For further information, download our Elite glazing brochure .

Roof

Our Sunrooms are available with a choice of slate or tile finish with typically two Velux roof lights and a plastered ceiling. Timer sheeted ceilings are available however these can substantially reduce the light to the main house.

Methods of building Sunrooms/Solid roof conservatories

At Conservatory Designs Ltd. we use two principles methods for constructing sunrooms. The first is more like a solid roof conservatory with the main structure consisting of the Upvc windows, just like a conservatory with a steel superstructure of 100mm by 100mm box steel to carry the weight of the concrete tiles or slates. This method maximises the amount of light in the sunroom and into the interior room of the house.

Alternatively we can build the sunroom using the “traditional build” method which is to build the structure using a traditional block walls but with a large amount of openings in the wall for windows. This gives the effect of a bright room rather than a conservatory. It is worth noting that while we can make the sunroom as bright as possible it often darkens down the room, over which the Sunroom is constructed, significantly. While this can be mitigated using Velux roof lights it will not fully compensate for the loss of light. Anyone considering a sunroom should expect the need the additional lighting inside during the winter months.