How each roof type changes light, temperature and how often you actually use the room.
If your conservatory is too hot in summer and too cold in winter, the roof is almost always the cause. Choosing the replacement is a trade-off between overhead light and year-round comfort.
This comparison covers both, plus the hybrid that gets you some of each.
A solid, insulated tiled roof transforms comfort — the room behaves like an extension rather than a greenhouse. Modern glass with solar-control coatings is a big improvement on polycarbonate, but it will never match insulated panels.
Glass keeps the overhead light that made the conservatory attractive in the first place. If you go solid, adding a roof lantern or glazed panels recovers much of that light while keeping most of the insulation benefit.
Solid roofs are heavier and require the existing frames and base to be assessed. They also usually cost more once the internal plastered ceiling is included. That extra cost is what turns an unused room into a used one.
We survey the structure first, then quote solid, glass and hybrid roofs against it.
It reduces overhead light. Most people add a lantern or glazed panels, or improve the side glazing, to compensate.
Frequently yes, subject to a structural check of the frames and base — which we carry out before quoting.
Considerably, both for heat control and for noise in heavy rain.