A conservatory garden room offers a practical upgrade to an old conservatory or can be built as a new, free-standing space. This type of garden room typically features a tiled roof, which blends seamlessly with the house and enhances its thermal efficiency. Available in various colours, such as slate grey or chestnut brown, the roof can be chosen to match the existing tiles. Velux windows are an excellent solution for adding natural light if the roof reduces brightness.
These rooms are versatile, serving as kitchens, offices, lounges, or dining areas, while providing beautiful garden views through large glass windows or doors. Whether you want a comfortable indoor space or a stylish connection to your outdoor garden, a conservatory garden room is the ideal solution.
Sustained thermal efficiency can be restored and your conservatory will be given a new, exciting identity when you have it transformed into a garden room – a space for all seasons.
How to Convert a Conservatory Into a Garden Room
Enticed at the thought of your conservatory space being converted into a luxurious garden room?
To get it, a transformation of the roof needs to be arranged first, with the existing glass roof removed to make room for a more robust solid roof. Any replacement roof must boast slates or tiles that align with the slates and tiles on the roof of your property for a consistent aesthetic.
Sufficient light will still reach the interior, don’t worry about it, especially as you can include window openings within the tiled covering.
We’d also advocate having some form of feature door integrated into a section of the structure so that you can open the space and bring the feeling of the garden inwards. The addition of a variety of plant life to a newly converted garden room will also emphasise the outdoorsy vibe that it has in its spacious surrounds.
Clearview will detail the full programme of how we convert a conservatory to a room when you chat to an advisor in-person or via video link.
Types of Conservatories Suitable for Conversion
Very few conservatory styles are incapable of being converted, with the Lean-To being one of the simplest to organise because of its reduced size and straightforward design.
- Conversion of a Victorian conservatory is slightly more complex due to it having a curved design. However, that shouldn’t stop us finding suitable materials that will work and keep the structure insulated.
- Edwardian and Gable conservatories are easily adaptable thanks to their respective plain lines and tall ceiling.
In the case of an orangery, its conversion potential is extremely high as it is already a middle ground between a conservatory and extension and therefore only needs minor adjustments to evolve into a garden room.
To convert a conservatory into a room is rarely out of reach, particularly when Clearview is involved.
Benefits of a Garden Room Over a Conservatory
From looking at the two extension styles, you may struggle to discern much of a difference between a garden room and conservatory, but there are contrasts and garden rooms have the upper hand in certain areas.
A conservatory garden room tends to be a better insulated space and more weatherproofed, making it a year-round destination that the elements won’t affect – come the wintertime, you shouldn’t be shut out of a garden room because it’s too cold to inhabit, nor should it overheat in the summer months.
Steady temperature control lends itself to a garden room functioning as practically any kind of location, whether you want to use it as a workspace or hand it over to the kids to play in.
Some would point towards garden rooms also looking a bit more modern than conservatories due to their up-to-the-minute roofing systems, windows and doors.
10 Key Points About Conservatory Garden Room
- Most existing conservatories can be converted into a garden room or it can be constructed completely separate from the house as a free-standing structure.
- Unlike a conservatory, a garden room will usually have a tiled roof covering as opposed to a glazed roofing system. This will help it look like a natural extension of the house, rather than an add-on.
- The tiles that make up the tiled roof can be chosen in a colour (slate grey, pewter grey, red and chestnut brown)/style that complements any existing roof tiles.
- Any loss of natural light that occurs due to the tiled roof can be overcome by adding Velux Roof Windows.
- The tiled roof is also brilliant at deflecting away excess warmth or coolness so that the feel of the interior is forever comfortable.
- It is a multi-purpose space that can act as any of the following: kitchen, games room, lounge, TV room, dining room or office.
- Like an orangery, the majority of garden rooms have a brickwork base that will often stretch up to the roof of the extension, allowing for very long glazed panes.
- A garden room is so-called because you will benefit from the most beautiful view of your garden.
- You can integrate bi-folding doors, French doors or patio doors into the design if you want the option of a stylish opening into the garden.
- The front projection can have an overhanging roof so that you have a space outside where you can sit out shaded from the sun.
There’s life in that old conservatory yet when you convert it into a garden room – the perfect compromise if you want a thermally efficient building that fits somewhere in between a traditional extension and a conservatory. Visit our Garden Rooms page to see some fantastic examples of completed Clearview installations.
