A Quality Conservatory Roof Is Important.
Whether you undertake to build your own conservatory or to purchase one from a supplier, you want it to be constructed to a high standard for your own living comfort. One of the most important parts of any conservatory or solarium is the conservatory roof. This is because the roof will be facing full into the extreme heat of the sun’s rays in those hottest of months. This is when you will most want your conservatory, and this unfortunately is also when a lot of homeowners find that their conservatory is too hot and stuffy for them to enjoy properly.
There are many products used to construct conservatory roofs and in many cases it comes down to what you are willing to pay for materials, be they uPVC, glazing or metal roofing materials. Actual erection costs of a roof structure should not vary too much, so if you want a conservatory roof that repels the sun’s rays and thereby helps to keep you cooler, then you will have to consider good quality materials.
A Quality Conservatory Roof.
Many homeowners choose a material called polycarbonate to glaze roofs for conservatories , mainly because it offers a good compromise between heat reflective capabilities and cost competitiveness. Recent improvements in the production technology have produced a product called Heatguard polycarbonate and this involves putting a reflective coat on the polycarbonate, which allows for the deflection of the radiation from the sun with excellent results.
In older times all roofs for conservatories were constructed from glass. In actual fact glass is an excellent form of glazing as it offers much better soundproofing than polycarbonate glazing and also has better insulation properties. Again, more modern production capabilities with regard to conservatory roofing can produce such products as a solar control glass roof, which helps to keep the conservatories cooler, can come with self or easy-clean glass coatings and has the ability to reflect solar radiation.
There are various other ways of cutting down on glare and heat gain in your conservatory through your roof. One way is to install specialist conservatory roof blinds such as solar blinds inside the glazed roof area. Another is to install solar inserts, (these are only available for polycarbonate roofs) and yet a different option is to apply a reflective roof film to the inside of the glass or polycarbonate. These roof films give excellent results in that they can stop over 75% of the glare and heat from the sun and over 95% of the UV rays from entering through conservatory roofs.
In addition to the above, ensure that your conservatory roof has adequate and easy to operate roof vents that allow you to regulate airflow to the conservatory. With proper glazing in your roof and quality roof ventilation you will be well on your way to having a conservatory that will give you year round living comfort.
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