conservatory glass roof upgrade

[seveanne]

we have an all glass conservatory which is approximately 25 years old
it is our favourite room in the house and used from mid March to end of October.
the glass roof panels are mostly bloomed now and we are going to have to replace them.( no rush as still water tight)
the conservatory is very hot on hot sunny days and too cold on cold days even though we have a fan in summer and central heater in winter.
we have thought of adding a light tiled roof with sky lights but think we would miss the lovely sky views we enjoy,so are now looking at pilkington activ blue glass.
is there anyone out there who has replaced their glass conservatory roof with this new glass who can give us an idea of how it went.?

Just bumping this for you OP.
MNHQ

We had a conservatory of a similar size with the same problem of being too hot in summer and too cold in winter. We got three quotes to replace the roof with a lightweight tiled roof and skylights, which came in at £20,000, £24,000 and £15,000. We decided to put it off until the summer, but, like you, I’d love to hear from anyone who’s had this done and find out how they got on with it.

We bought our property with the conservatory already lightly tiled. It does bugger all !

We had a warm roof with velux windows and new energy efficient glass fitted on our north facing conservatory and it’s made a HUGE difference. Previously it was unusable from Nov till March but we can use it as another room now. During the heatwaves it stayed lovely and cool so the tiles, insulation and new glass definitely did their job!

I can't help with the roof but in terms of making it more pleasant to sit in on colder (but perhaps not freezing) days, I'm liking an infrared panel heater.

I have a small 170w version and it feels like sitting in the sun.

It's not more efficient than any other type of electric heating in that a 1kw heater will use 1kw regardless of type but they are better in a space where you haven't got a hope in hell of retaining the heat as they heat you and objects rather than the air.

You do need to be positioned in front of them though.

Or an electric throw. Also low power compared to any option which heats the space if you want to sit in there for a while.