Hope to insulate a conservatory?

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A previous owner added a conservatory to our kitchen, but it's open plan. Does anybody have any suggestions about how to insulate the conservatory? The house is freezing and the heating bills are huge. Thanks

On the cheap but effective side, is there anyway you can just block it off for the next couple of months, curtain track along the ceiling and curtains to separate the spaces or plywood to build a temporary false wall?

Otherwise if there's lots of glass have you tried adding the insulation film you can pick up at DIY stores?

More expensive long term options that would allow for year round use of the space would be replacing the glass roof with an insulated tiled roof if it doesn't have one.

Triple glazing
Internal or external wall insulation on any wall areas of the conservatory
Sliding/bifold doors between kitchen and conservatory to creat smaller spaces to heat.

Ours isn’t open plan but similarly unusable at this time of year. We’re thinking of the roof insulation but not sure on the benefit versus the cost.
I’m hanging around for any more bright ideas from others.

Mmm we had an insulated roof put on. It’s still freezing.

We have underfloor heating and a tiled and insulated roof. It’s a lot better now.

We've done the insulated roof, so it is better than it was. But cold air pours through the edges where the roof meets the walls

Also her for the replies ( sorry ) having just had last months gas and electric in and it was just shy of £900 😳❄️😭

I didn't think Building Regs allow a conservatory to be 'open plan' from a kitchen or living room for this reason. Has a whole wall been removed between the two or would it be possible to have doors fitted, either sliding or fold back?

Is it feasible to block the edges between the roof and walls by stuffing in a bit of that insulation material that people put in their lofts?

In the meantime I would put a curtain across the opening.

Start saving for a proper extension in lieu of the conservatory- that’s what we have ended up doing

I didn't think Building Regs allow a conservatory to be 'open plan' from a kitchen - they don't now, but this was either put in before then, or modified after it was signed off.

Even really energy-efficient glass isn’t as insulated as a wall would be. But you could add secondary glazing, thermal blinds, and/or thick curtains to help?

I would add some doors. We don't even use our conservatory for months of the year and keep in firmly shut off from the rest of the house. But it's south-facing so on sunny days like today, even though it's subzero outside, it's quite nice to sit in.

We've currently got a blanket hung up in the gap between our conservatory and house (also "open plan" looks like french doors were removed)
It doesn't even go all the way to the floor but the difference it has made to heat retention is amazing!