Conservatory for dining room - usable all year round?

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Hi

Am moving house very soon. All the bedrooms are a good size but the downstairs living space is tight (have teenagers so own space is important, hence bedroom space prioritised).

I'm thinking of putting on a conservatory leading off kitchen to use as dining room/extra reception. This would leave a 13' 6" square kitchen (rather than kitchen diner). Would a conservatory be a good year round space? Also need to get conservatory plus usable (but cheap) kitchen for about 15-20k. Doable? (don't need any kitchen appliances as they're all fairly new).

Would be east facing btw.

Tia

No,it will be very cold in winter and probably ok in the summer as you will not have direct strong sun.You would be better building a solid structure with a rooflight that has good insulative properties.We have a south facing conservatory that loses massive amounts of heat in our house in winter and in summer is roasting.It is not separated from the rest of the house and is well used because we have stunning views - but our heating bills are over 2000 pounds annually.We have just had built a kitchen extension that is extremely well insulated with underfloor and a lantern roof and patio doors so we can still see the view.

We use ours as a dining room all year round but it isn't ideal. It does get very cold in the winter so we have to remember to put the heater on in advance of meals, and all doors/windows open in the summer. But it has worked for us more or less for the last few years.

I'd say what Teta said. We have a conservatory, east facing, off our kitchen. For 8 months of the year it's a real asset (lovely views as well) but the 4 winter months it's unusable, makes the kitchen really cold, and the rest of the house as well.

Thanks ladies. Sadly I thought that may be the response. Whilst I'd live to add a proper extension, funds don't allow it. Now have to decide whether it's worth putting one on for 8 months of the year, given that I'll need to keep somewhere to eat in the kitchen.

We have a south facing conservatory and use it as a dining room. It has a solid wall on one side which helps but with a small radiator (enhanced by a small fan heater 10 mins before meals it is fine in the winter). In the summer it is always perfectly comfortable in the evenings, it can get a bit too hot on sunny days in the summer but it's ok with the doors and windows open or we just eat outside!

We had quotes ranging from 8-30k for our conservatory and had a lovely one built for around 12k

We had a new east facing conservatory added in November. We do use it as a dining room. We had to use fan heaters to keep it warm during the winter - cost a fortune - we will be investigating other heating options. But now it heats up in the mornings and is lovely. The temperature drops late afternoon though.

Conservatories are lovely but not really practical for everyday use, IMHO. I use mine as a dining room - it's great, particularly for large meals as it has a great atmosphere, but is unusable in winter. It makes the adjoining rooms cold as well. It was boiling in summer until I had some stuff put into the roof channels ( took away the glare and much of the heat). It cost about £16k. I would research very carefully before committiing. It's great this time of year, when it's not too hot.