Conservatory or Extension?

[philomena15]

We have just bought a home in Berkshire. It needs re-wiring so planning to start that straight away.
To increase space, is Conservatory good or extension? I understand cost varies a lot between the two. But, I think extension will be good for future. Do anybody here have recent experience of extending one-storey just a room for office and utility. Also, any idea of how long it will take?
Any feedback about Conservatory land? It has lot of positive reviews online.
Thanks in advance

Well a conservatory is just an extension on the cheap. They are not subject to building regs so the insulation will be non existent, boiling in summer, you'll need an outside standard door between it and the house. Go for a proper extension and you can open plan it and it'll be a proper part of your house.

Extension give you a proper, extra room.
Conservatory gives you a space you can use for very few days as it is either too hot or too cold in there for the vast majority of the year.

Ime conservatories work
Best on the north, or they are impractical because they get too hot no matter what bloody nds you have.

There are some building regs for conservatories - it's usually the connecting door and hratingb that people don't think about

www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/10/conservatories/3

Do think about the roof - glass with UV filtering can reduce the heat plus aren't as noisy in the rain

Conservatories are too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter and nice in Spring and autumn. We've got one and are about to knock it off to put an extension in its place so we can use the space all year round.

It really depends on the quality of the conservatory. In 2010 ours was £65,000. It is oak, has underfloor heating, high quality double glazing and is warm in the winder and usable all year round. It’s my kitchen. However, it certainly cost more than an conventional extension but we have a large house and it’s a statement building.

If you think a conservatory is a cheap extension, forget it. You won’t get much use out of it. We have deep foundations for ours and it is a building in every sense and it’s fantastic. If you cannot build a high quality one, have a standard building. It’s a lot cheaper.

We’ve demolished our conservatory because it was just a toy storage room. Because there were so many days when it was unusable due to temperature, when we could use it we basically forgot to. It was unloved, dusty and full of dead flies.
We had an extension a couple of years ago and it just seems like part of the house now, we all use it everyday. Extensions are much more versatile whereas conservatories are mainly just for sitting in.

Conservatories are insect mortuaries

Thank you all for your feedback. I have decided to wait and do extension instead of wasting money on conservatory.

Oh congrats on the new home!

Did you know you can have conservatory / extension hybrid ( the technical term obviously )

Something like this: www.ultraframe-conservatories.co.uk/extensionplus/ranges

I mean they could just be extensions and I could be wrong haha but they look like a mix to me.

Also with modern roofing like the ones there it allows for better temperature control.

But if you're going ahead with a full extension instead then that's good too :-)