Renovation of Conservatory/Sun room
Dear All,
Another day , another section of the house for advise. This time its the conservatory/sun room
The house has been built in 1970 but I believe the sun room is a new extension.
However it has several cracks in the wall, as well as some of the glass Georgian panels have cracked and need replacing. The survey mentioned that the floor finish in the conservatory is an engineered click wood flooring and this is spreading in places. They recommended the floor covering is renewed.
After the kitchen, the quotes for this renovation seem the second highest.
Some queries I have
1) Do I keep the brown sliding doors, between the diner and the sun room
2) Do I keep the floor or replace it, and if yes with what? Same as the diner or something different
3) I prefer replacing the roof. Do I have to replace like for like or can I replace it with something more durable and all weather/ all year round? Do I then have to inform the council or C
althrope estate about these changes?
Please advise me on this. I had a builder come out, who quoted 4.5 k for the roof. While the building survey mentioned other smaller jobs.
I probably end up spending a lot of time in this room or even sleeping over, as I liked the view and prefer the ground floor. Anything I can do to make it more like a room, without losing the conservatory feel?
The builders quote
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From building survey
Kind Regards
Mel
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How to raise the pitch or height of the roof? It looks like it's at the same height as the ground floor.The builder suggested this type of roof, to replace the current Georgian glass one
To supply and fit 150 mm x 50 mm timbers, 125 mm Celotex Pearl deck and fully felt roof to make it watertight.
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2 years agoPersonally I think you should raise the height to the same height at the main house and add a flat roof. Given that this room is only 7’ deep and you are already taking down walls I think you should make this part of the kitchen diner
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