A well designed conservatory can be incredibly energy efficient improving the level of comfort in your home helping you save on your monthly energy bill and offering environmental benefits all year round.
Most energy efficient conservatory roof.
The roof materials are unfit for purpose only amplifying the outside conditions rather than creating a pleasant temperature.
Adding a conservatory to your home can help reduce your overall energy use by creating a buffer zone between.
Other factors such as roofing material insulation and the integrity and age of the roof all come into play.
Light roofs are the most energy efficient roof color for summer but remember that it s not just roof color that comes into play here.
An energy efficient conservatory will save you money on your heating bills unquestionably.
Temperature regulation is key if you wish to control your conservatory climate.
It is even far more efficient than the main roof of the bungalow.
Whether you are looking to replace your conservatory roof or looking to build a new conservatory it will provide a number of benefits.
Standard or dark roofs can reach temperatures of 150 f or more in the summer sun.
You can see from the image that the conservatory roof is letting out almost no heat at all.
Glass and solid conservatory roofs cost more to replace and you should expect to pay anywhere between 3 000 and 7 000.
Prior conservatories roofs are built with sloping glazing to try and retain heat and are also tough enough to withstand temperatures from 15c to 35c plus snowfall and hail.
One of the biggest advantages of investing in energy efficient glass for your conservatory roof is lower energy bills.
But if you keep every single light constantly on in your property use portable heaters and fans all the time and wash on scaldingly high temperatures the saving is likely to be offset by the rest of your energy use.
A buffer zone for your home.
Conservatories and energy efficiency.
Cool roofs can be made of a highly reflective type of paint a sheet covering or highly reflective tiles or shingles.
Hopefully you have a better idea of what your new conservatory roof should look like.
With a glass or polycarbonate roof a conservatory will never be energy efficient.
A polycarbonate conservatory roof is the cheapest to replace and will usually cost between 2 500 and 5 500.
Because energy efficient glass reduces the amount of heat loss from the conservatory you will stay warmer in the winter lessening the need for artificial heat sources such as electric heaters or gas fires.
A conservatory roof could also let is draughts if it is not efficient leaving the conservatory cold and abandoned especially in winter.
A cool roof under the same conditions could stay more than 50 f cooler and save energy and money by using less air conditioning.
Energy efficient conservatory glass is a great investment.
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This image of one of our energy efficient conservatory roofs was taken using a thermal imaging camera.