Conservatories

Simster said:

Who on earth has a conservatory fitted these days?

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Bozza said:

We can't trust Labour with the economy, so the conservatories it is.

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Simster said:

Just saw Big Gully make a flippant comment about conservatories on the queen thread, and it got me thinking...

Who on earth has a conservatory fitted these days? They are shite. They cost a lot of money to install, they eat up a lot of your garden (which admittedly isn't a problem if you have a big garden I guess), and they are feckin freezing in the winter and sweltering hot in the summer, thus only useable six months of the year. Then there's the glass cleaning and maintenance to think about too.

What a shìt idea.

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Hastings gull said:

It might be an idea to chat with someone who has a conservatory before ending up with your astute summary. We have a radiator along one side so I use it most nights to watch footy - and with winter sun, it is quite usable during the day in winter. In summer on very hot days, you open up the window and the doors. The window cleaners do the glass, and it costs us £10.00 every 2 months. It would also add value to your property, if this were a priority.

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Hastings gull said:

It might be an idea to chat with someone who has a conservatory before ending up with your astute summary. We have a radiator along one side so I use it most nights to watch footy - and with winter sun, it is quite usable during the day in winter. In summer on very hot days, you open up the window and the doors. The window cleaners do the glass, and it costs us £10.00 every 2 months. It would also add value to your property, if this were a priority.

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KZNSeagull said:

A great innovation! They allow you to enjoy your garden during the great English summer without getting wet. Rather like a large umbrella.

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Papa Lazarou said:

Then one of these might be for you.

http://www.samsonawnings.co.uk/

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KZNSeagull said:

One of these would do just as well too:

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Simster said:

I have had one with a radiator in the past, and can't say I was impressed. And I have one now, without a radiator although it is a very basic structure. So do I still need to ask someone or am I allowed to form my own opinion?

And it might be an idea for you to chat to an estate agent before your own astute summary. Like swimming pools, conservatories don't necessarily add value to your property at all I'm afraid.

Personally speaking, I'd have a conservatory if it was in the right place, and the garden was big enough. But as a general rule, I find them too cold and often quite unnecessary in the context of additional space downstairs. The worst thing is where people have installed them such that the garden is massively compromised.


My friend, it was the manner of your summary. If you come up with such a statement, then at least qualify it as you have now done. And please don't give me such nonsense as you not being able to give your own opinion. My son in law is an estate agent, and his advice is in direct contrast to your assertion. You might not get back every penny you spend, but it clearly adds to the value of your property -given that it is in effect an extra room, of course it would.
As you write, it also depends on what is more important to you , if it cuts down garden space. Regarding the radiator, we have a brick support of about nine bricks high, and the rad is a small one which does however stretch along one side, being about 4 metres in length. On the bitterest nights it will not heat the whole conservatory, granted, but it is perfectly OK when sitting next to it.

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Papa Lazarou said:

One for each member of the family?

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Bold Seagull said:

Heating a conservatory under current building regulations is not allowed if its connected to the central heating system. Just as an informative for people.

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/conservatories/

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Simster said:

Personally speaking, I'd have a conservatory if it was in the right place, and the garden was big enough. But as a general rule, I find them too cold and often quite unnecessary in the context of additional space downstairs. The worst thing is where people have installed them such that the garden is massively compromised.

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Iggle Piggle said:

Save up for an extension or don't bother.

If a conservatory was a footballer, he'd be Leon Best. Useless most of the time.

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