Conservatory warm roof & glass lantern — Skegby

This Skegby conservatory had the classic problem — a glass roof that turned the room into a greenhouse in summer and a fridge in winter. The brickwork and frames were sound; it was only the roof letting it down. So instead of ripping the whole thing out, we converted the roof.

What we did

Off came the old glass roof. We built a fully-insulated warm flat roof in anthracite, then set a smart aluminium-framed glass lantern into the middle of it so the room kept all its daylight. Inside, we boarded the ceiling flush, plastered and painted it, and finished a neat reveal around the rooflight with recessed downlights set in.

Three days on site, working around the family. New fascia, trims and guttering finished in anthracite to match the roof.

The result

A proper room they can use all year. The lantern keeps it bright, the warm roof keeps the temperature steady, and the rain that used to hammer on the glass is gone. With the flat plastered ceiling and downlights it now reads like part of the house, not a bolt-on.