Add To The Personality Of Your Lean To Conservatory With A Solid Roof

“Compact” and charming” – two words that perfectly describe the Lean-To conservatory, a very affordable conservatory style that fits in almost anywhere, particularly at bungalows and houses with a low-pitched roof.

The original charm of a Lean-To may have diminished somewhat though for certain householders if their Lean-To design has ceased providing sufficient thermal efficiency and subsequently made it inhabitable for most of the year.

Enter into the world of solid roofs…

Things can be reversed with the installation of a solid roof, a replacement conservatory roofing system consisting of lightweight tiles or slates that will enhance thermal efficiency and the personality of this already stunning design.

View it as being the middle ground between a double glazed conservatory or orangery and a flat or pitched roof brick built extension.

We won’t lie to you, it does cost more to purchase a solid roof conservatory from new than most glass conservatories. The reason for this is due to the foundations having to be at least one metre deep to comply with Building Regulations and to ensure that it can cope with the weight of a solid roof; this shouldn’t be seen as a bad thing though.

You can add various types of lighting to a solid roof with recessed LED down lighters being an immensely popular choice as they’re great to look at and use up zero space.

For a solid roof to be completely effective, you need to ensure a proven specialist designs and fits it for you.

Planet has the necessary expertise and will craft a solid roof with supporting double or triple glazed windows and doors that are suitably resilient and one that can support the roof tiles / slates, lighting, plaster boarding, insulation and any Velux windows you decide to include. For quality and durable products you can find out from Quality Built Exteriors as to what you can do.

A word about Building Regulations and Planning Permission

You will need to obtain building regulations approval ahead of a solid roof installation being developed and installed. If your Lean-To conservatory required planning permission before it was built you will also need to submit a new planning application.

There’s a very simple explanation behind this as Local Planning Officers and Building Control Officers consider a solid roof conservatory to be a permanent extension, not a temporary one.

Should you be contemplating buying a new solid roof Lean-To conservatory, be advised that you should obtain planning and Building Regulatory Approval in writing from your local authority before doing anything else.

Seal that solid roof today

Have an in-depth discussion about adding a solid roof to an existing or brand new Lean-To conservatory with a Planet consultant. You can either pick up the phone or visit our Kendal showroom.

A showroom visit might prove best as we can then provide you with a visual demo of what the finished product will look like.