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Cappodimonte:
Whilst luxuriating in the Conservatory of Chez CDMonte and admiring all that I own, knowing it’ll need mowing, cutting back and cleaning. The Fence I did last year with concrete posts and new panels leading to a crucified back and left hip. Suddenly a loud bang from above made me jump spilling coffee over my lap and fast exit to bathroom to cool down jewellery.
Coming back down iinitially I couldn’t see anything out of order until I got to panel 3 of the polycarbonate roof to see a hole, looking around on the lawn I saw an AA Battery, I fixed the hole at which point Mrs CDMonte said how about we change the roof to one of these highly insulated and tiled roofs.
So, we asked a number of different roof installers to come and quote of which only one made any sense but it would require change of the Double glazing units and doors we have as like the roof they are 20 years old and a heavier roof may have an adverse affect on them..
Bugger thought I, that’s the budget shot, when we received the quote it was more than the first house I ever bought. So, a cheap AA Battery is going to cost me a load of dosh, the pay off is it will give us another room we can use all year round.
MrsCDMonte has stated the Honda will not be parked in it.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Our conservatory was a Mahogany framed one built in 1987 across the back of our house that was 120F in the summer & -10 F in the winter so we bit the bullett about 7 years ago replacing it with what they called a Warm Roof design - a couple of Velux windows in the roof with two layers of 2" Kingspan type insulation & a plastered ceiling etc. All new spec double glazing.

It cost us £18,540 in 2015 using the existing base - I've installed radiators off our existing central heating system we use the room all the year round. Made me gulp when I first had the quote as our first house was only £10,250 in 1978. Fortunately I had an unexpected lump sum due to a commutation error when I retired to soften the blow.

Cappodimonte:
Hi Ted,
Ours faces North so it doesn’t hit the 120 degrees in summer but winter does hit pretty hard even though we have a radiator out there. Sounds like yours is pretty much the same as ours, it started as 8’x10’ but swiftly migrated to 10’x22’. It has a brick bottom half with double door in the middle so really could be called a summer lounge. I think having seen your reply we’ll go for the change even though the budget has been well and truly shot.
I’m leaving the fitting to the experts as having recently put an outside composite door into the kitchen  I think I hit my zenith, plus Mrs CDMonte gave me that look that any husband knows is tantamount to ‘Don’t even bother unless you want a resting position UNDER the patio’

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My brother just had insulated panels fitted into where the Polycarbonate sheets were I think it cost him around £8k in 2020  keeping his old windows etc.

Cappodimonte:
If that’s the one’s promoted by Anna Ryder-Richardson I have heard they are not worth the money and don’t perform anywhere near as good as replacement roofing. As our doors and windows are 20 years old now the surveyor did say that there would be a need to support what is there but for the £5000 added to the bill the latest up to date totally Carlos Fandango windows and doors have glass which deflects heat in during winter and deflects excess heat in summer and the frames are already reinforced to accept the heavier roof weight. To me it seemed a no brainier to do the lor and be completely up to date, even if my pockets will be emptied.

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