conservatory

Hi, I'm trying to find out if it is possible to lower my conservatory floor level as it is 50mm higher than the rest of the ground floor. Im not sure what the floor base is made of, its a solid black/grey material, asphalt or concrete maybe? How deep could this layer usually be and could I...

I have a conservatory with French doors but the slave door cannot be opened because the Concealed Operating Lever to open the slave door is broken / missing. I have tried locksmiths and windows repairers but they do not know what the part is in order to replace it. The conservatory was...

Need some urgent help, please! I am having a east facing conservatory built and am a bit confused about flooring. It's a large rectangular conservatory (3m by 9m) and has two manholes that the builder will raise up to floor level and we will need some sort of double sealed manhole cover that...

Im wondering whether I can just buy something like kingspan/celotex and fit between the aluminium rafters so its in direct contact with the poly sheets? Could this approach be the cause of moisture/damp/mold in pockets of air between the insulation and the poly sheets? If so, could this be...

Looking to have a solid roof put on our lean to conservatory which currently has a poly roof. Im considering all options, perhaps the cheapest of which being to have a timber deck constructed and covered in EPDM. But Ive also considered a tiled room system using aluminium joists and...

Hi guys, Hoping someone will be able to help with a seemingly simple issue... I've recently moved into a house which has a conservatory that's well into it's teens (13-15 I think) and the gutter has developed quite a few leaks. All of the leaks are at the corner joints where I assume the seal...

Hi All, hoping someone could advise...we have had a company install a brand new conservatory with a tinted blue self cleaning glass roof. we have noticed smear marks and finger print marks on some of the glasses, however they are inside the glass and not on the outside. The company mentioned...

The previous owners had a conservatory fitted & did not change the guttering. I'm now left with a 70mm pipe that runs through the conservatory. My plan is to terminate it above the conservatory roof & install new flashing. Reading Building Regs Part H states I'm okay to make this change but...

Hello, this is my first post. I had a conservatory built at the beginning of 2007, over 10 years ago. It was built 2 meters longer that what I had planning permission for. The question is this, after all this length of time would the local council still be able to take enforcement action or...

I need some advice on installing a glass conservatory roof. I am designing a glass roof which will be 4000 mm long and 4 mm thick and approx 700 mm wide. From some research it looks like I will have to join this roof together as a 4000 mm double glazed unit will be hard to buy and heavy to...

Hi There, Our property is only 3 years old so is classed a new build. (Wales - United Kingdom) We recently had a conservatory built on the back of our house and the Installers told us that planning was not needed due to its size.. "Which is correct" After the work was completed we then decided...

Hi all, was wondering if anyone would be able to help me in regards to Building Regs and/or Planning Permission in regards to my proposed conservatory. I've contacted many conservatory companies and they all have very varied opinions. My garden is about 900mm lower than the ground floor of my...

I've bought a second hand conservatory that needs a dwarf wall. I've laid the foundations to the right size and now need to build a dwarf wall. I hope to build this out of blocks rather than bricks as I'm aiming to render the walls. What is the best block to use and any tips on building the...

I want to replace my polycarbonate conservatory roof with a timber frame and lightweight tile roof with either 1 medium or 2 small Velux windows then insulate it with Kingpan/Celotex foil insulation boards and get it plastered inside. It is 4m length x 2.9m width in size. Need advice on what...

Hi all. Thanks for your time. We have a conservatory of around 5.45m x 2.5m at the back of our mid-terraced house. We are hoping to replace it with an extension stretching back a bit more (to 3.7m). However, the absence of a manhole/drain cover in our back garden, and the presence of them in my...

My late father had a conservatory built in may last year, I'm now the owner of the house my dpc level on the back of the conservatory goes well below 150mm I've been in contact with the company that built it and they said it's because of the flags and I need an aco drain. BUT they put the flags...

I am planning to compact mot type 1 to 100mm thickness for a conservatory Base, however 70% of area is already covered in paving slabs. My question is, should I remove the paving slabs and other Brockenhurst bricks before laying mot type 1? Or should I just compact it over the slabs and other...

Hi A few years ago we had a uPVC Conservatory fitted. The guy who put the uPVC window cills on sealed around the edge and then I am sure he used a chemical on a cloth to harden the sealant, The cills have since settled and I need to redo them - I'd like to harden them off again rather that...

Hi Everyone, New to the forum and about to buy my first house. This house has a conservatory with no seperation from the main house. So the whole of the ground floor back wall has been removed. Anyway, one side of the conservatory is a dwarf wall and uPVC DG windows which look out onto the...

Some of the floorboard in the conservatory was swollen due to moisture. The water was also obvious on the carpet laying on top of the wooden floorboard. This is close to an area where radiators and heat pipes are but no leak is visible above the concrete floor. I decided to do a trace and...