Conservatories are becoming an important fixture in most homes in the UK. It’s a room where you can grow your plants and spend time indoors during the hot summer days to watch the stars in peace. However, these rooms can get very cold easily. The main reason for this is that conservatories are made from glass, and glass isn’t a very good insulator. The conservatory can thus not retain any of its heat, and most of it gets lost via the roof. Thus, the roof is the place you’d need to insulate first and foremost.

In this article, we’ll list five ways you can insulate your conservatory roof so that you can use it more often than you are currently.

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1. Install a New Conservatory Roof

A roof insulation for your conservatory can be a viable option. It’s something that gives you enough light to enjoy the light and the star while also insulating the conservatory. Most of the heat escaped from the roof, so replacing your roof if it’s made completely of glass is your best move ahead. However, if you want to use your conservatory to grow plants, a glass roof is necessary. So, this option may not be the best in this case.

2. Install Blinds or Roof Draping

If you’re not willing to spend a lot of money or if your budget doesn’t allow for any high-cost maintenance, you can install blinds. Blinds may help with insulation in the summer, but it has a limited effect in the winter months. Nevertheless, the option does provide you with some weather protection.

It is a cheap option, but it’s not true to the aesthetics of a conservatory. It may make your conservatory feel like just any other old room.

3. Upgrade your Roof to Polycarbonate

Instead of changing your roof altogether, you can upgrade to a different material. You can install a thick layer of polycarbonate, which offers better insulation in the cold weather. You can also add a thin layer of polycarbonate under the existing structure. These layers of polycarbonate, however, only last for ten years. Thus, you’d want to look into the long-term feasibility of this addition before committing to it.

4. Solar Control Film

If you want to retain that feel of a conservatory, add a material called the solar control film to your windows alternatively. This material insulates your conservatory without you having to hinder its aesthetics. The film reradiates and absorbs heat which means your conservatory will remain warm. It also reduces glare and UV rays, so you can spend a long time here without having to worry about burning your skin.

5. Aluminium Foil and Thermal Wadding

Adding a foil and thermal wadding system will help improve the insulation of your property. You don’t have to replace the roof. Instead, you can add the aluminium foil and thermal wadding between the glass panels. If you use it on warm days, you can even prevent heat from entering the conservatory and lasts for a long while. In colder weather, you might have to combine this method with others to have a weatherproof environment.