Is it a bad idea to get a glass extension

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Hi there,

We've gone out to quote for getting a glass extension on our house. It'll be tied into the lounge with no external door but will have underfloor heating, triple glazing etc. We don't want a full structural extension for many reasons (money, although we could get enough if needed, time for structure to be built (young kids and bad house layout for that), restricted footprint so don't want thick walls, etc). But the last guy to quote was heavily leaning towards full extension and basically said people wouldn't want anything like a conservatory so it'd be hard to sell. But I genuinely see these modern glass extensions and think they're lovely! And in our case, opening the back door to use our tumble dryer in the old conservatory makes the lounge far far colder than a glazed extension would any day! Thoughts?

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It looks like a cross between a conservatory and an extension. Why not have a normal extension with lots of velix windows or a roof lantern? I thibk it'd look equally as nice and be a safer option when it comes to selling it.

"Unfortunately advice is not always truthful. My snobby cousin assures me her garden room extension is not a problem in the summer. One sideways glance up at the horizontal fascia, twisted like a half melted candle, tells me otherwise."

Haha, MIL insists hers is great too. It's unbearable honestly. And they shout over dinner when it's raining. Dreadful

Be careful with too much glass- we have velux windows in our extension and on a summer day it can be boiling hot and the sun can be blinding. I’m glad I didn’t go with a lantern roof.