Replacement Tiled Roofs

A tiled roof will leave your extension looking and feeling new again.

The weather will no longer find its way into your extension, as it so often does into older designs with outdated roofing systems, ending any intolerable chill or heat during the winter and summer months. A consistently comfortable climate is what you will experience whenever you fancy spending time in it, saving you from having to keep relying on your boiler or any air conditioning system to warm or cool it down.

Noise can’t get in as easily through the airtight system either as it can absorb much of it, resulting in the creation of a more peaceful indoor environment.

Solid roofs can be added retrospectively to existing conservatories and when they are, it gives them renewed visual appeal thanks to the convincingly authentic tiles and slates that have a hard-wearing composition and will neither crack or break. Maintaining these faux but staggeringly realistic tiles and slates is an infrequent task.

Conservatory roof replacements take no time at all.

You want as little upheaval and disruption at your home as possible when you choose to have your old conservatory roof taken out and replaced with a tiled roof. We want that too and prefabricate much of the tiled roof system to expedite the final installation so that we can swiftly be in and away from your property.

How long we need to complete the project rests on the size of the conservatory and selected roof and also whether any plastering or electrical work needs doing, but most solid roof jobs are done and dusted within no more than a week.

A single day is usually enough to ensure the new roof is watertight.

Once we have consulted together and know more about what the project will entail, we will give you a precise timescale.

An adaptable roofing system that’s compatible with all extension types.

Every customer who’s either in ownership of an extension or looking to buy one will be pleased to discover that Clearview can fit a tiled roof to new and existing extensions of all shapes, sizes, and styles.

Our skilled craftspeople have the ability to produce bespoke, made-to-measure replacement roof solutions for designs like Victorian, Edwardian, and Gable conservatories, and a whole lot more, to magnify their appearance and thermal performance.

Planning permission isn’t normally required in the case of replacement roof projects, whatever form of extension is having a solid roof upgrade, but it must still comply with building regulations to be lawful.

Planning permission – is it strictly necessary for solid tiled roof installations?

A “change of use” occurs when a solid tiled roof is replacing a glass roof system as what was formerly classified as a temporary conservatory extension then becomes a permanent conservatory extension, and this can require a planning application.

You may also be ordered by your local Building Control Officer to alter the conservatory design upon a “change of use” with the implementation of new ventilation e.g., roof and trickle vents.

It is imperative that the solid tiled roof and the supporting structural elements also obey building regulations so that you don’t run into trouble with building control.

Don’t confuse planning permission for Building Regulatory Approval, the latter being a requirement if replacing a translucent roof with a solid roof.

One other thing to be aware of is the withdrawal of Permitted Development Rights. If you had them at the time of the conservatory first being built, but they have since been removed, planning permission needs to be obtained.

Rely on skylights to power natural light inside.

We’re asked a lot if a solid roof installation can lead to a loss of natural light. It can, but in the majority of instances, a very marginal diminishing of light transference occurs, so you hardly notice it.

However, if it’s a real concern for you that the tiniest bit of light will be lost, you can always have skylights fixed into the roof for a reliable light source.

To supplement the light that enters through these roof windows, you could install mirrors to reflect light around the room, have spotlights inserted into the inside of the roof, and implement a light decor throughout.

The placement of the skylights and direction they face will be dependent on how much natural light you wish the extension to receive and at what time of day you want to be most exposed to it.

Solid roofs can add value and be a selling-point of a house.

You wouldn’t be best impressed if you did a house viewing of a property with a conservatory and the extended space was unpleasantly cold or suffered from extreme heat. Unless you’re prepared to dip into your finances to fix the issue, you may well decide to give it a wide berth and look elsewhere.

Conservatories like this need proper insulation and a solid roof provides it through every season, raising their appeal as then you know you can utilise such spaces come what may. So, if a chill comes over you when in your conservatory in winter or you get a serious sweat in summer inside its surroundings, you want to make the switch to a solid roof, an enhancement that will give your home greater sellability.

Speak to an estate agent to get an indication of just how much extra value a solid roof could add to your home.