Garden room roof replaced with conservatory roof.

[TrudyTrudy]

I am planning to have the tiled roof of my garden room removed and replaced with a conventional conservatory glass roof.

Does anyone know how much work/upheaval is involved in this procedure? All the estimates I have received have said that it will be done in approximately 3 days and hardly any mess (even though I have coving to the ceiling, I have been assured this will not be effected at all, which I find hard to believe).

Am I worrying needlessly? I simply want to be prepared, is there anyone out there who has had this done or actually does this kind of transformation that can give me any advice?
Thanks x

[The Builder]

I'm sorry Trudy, but I can't quite understand this. You have a ceiling which will be removed? Why should anyone have coving left on a glass roof?
Taking the ceiling down will be messy, though I guess the room will be cleared out completely for the work.
I imagine you have a flat ceiling under an inclined roof .............. and you're going to end up with just an inclined (glass) roof?

[vivandorron]

Turning a room into a sort of conservatory will not, in my opinion, be one or the other.

Why do you want a glass roof.? It will not increase your view of the garden and you'll end up being very hot in the summer and possible experience a lot of condensation in the winter.

Sorry if I am being unhelpful.

Ron

[ethandron]

we have a conservatory and if we had the time, inclination and money, we'd take it down and have a garden room with a proper roof. the conservatory gets far too hot in the sun and we just don't use it. if it had a proper roof then we'd have the same view but plenty of shade.
i agree with ron (hi ron :) )

[maclarencat]

I agree dont do it. We had a glass roof fitted on an extension and a glass wall but it was sooooo hot in the summer even with the doors and windows open and it was very cold in the winter as eve withtriple glazing we seemed to loose a lot of heat. Your choice but isf I were you I would keep the roof.

[buildersmate]

I agree with the contributors above but will add my threepennyworth about conformance to Building Regulations.
Conservatories are virtually impossible to get to conform to Building Regulations on the thermal performance requirements - the glass roof lets through about 10x more heat than your existing roof. This is not an issue with an added conservatory because such structures are classified as 'non-habitable' provided the existing external doors (often patio doors) are left intact on the dwelling. However, unless your existing garden room has an external-quality door separating garden room from whatever adjoins it, the proposed change will result in a breach of BR, quite apart from it being impossibly cold in winter and dragging the temperature down the temperature in the adjoining room.
OK - so does that matter? - maybe not to you, but come the time to sell the house, any surveyor will pick this up. This change will reduce the value of your property.

[AlBags]

Multi-layer polycarbonate roofs are pretty rubbish. They all leak or let insects into the spaces eventually.
They all yellow eventually.
They are ruddy hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
All that there will be are a few rafters supporting the roof. You can't have coving in that situation.
Do yourself a favour and have a couple of rooflights or light tubes installed instead.
You will be much better off : )
Al.

[landscaper2]

We are having a 'garden room' built at the moment rather than a conservatory for all the reasons stated above as well as 'capturing' the morning sun. The ceiling is vaulted with a velux roof light, which makes the room feel light and airy and we will be able to use it all the year round.

Why not think of this 'half-way' measure TT?