Solid Tiled Roofs

You will completely fall for your conservatory from the moment you start using it and have a desire to make the most of the space, as frequently as possible. Whether you can do that will much depend on the roofing system you have incorporated into the design as heat escapes so easily through many roof coverings. That’s certainly not the case with our solid roof products, which offer the very highest insulation standards, over many years. When replacing an existing conservatory roof, a solid roof can often be made be watertight in a matter of hours and without the need to replace the current windows, doors and base. Your conservatory will be so much better for its presence.

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Opting for a solid roof that has been endorsed by LABC (Local Authority Building Control) is sensible as it improves your chances of receiving Building Regulations Approval. The LABC has acknowledged very few solid roofs, but we have a solid roof in stock that has their full backing because they recognise it as a safe and secure building product. If you have zero awareness of Building Regulations, it doesn’t matter as our network of retailers are completely up-to-speed with them and will take responsibility for obtaining Building Regulations Approval on your behalf.

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Solid roofs have all-round attractiveness, not just on the outside where the lightweight tiles and slates shine out. We can lovingly coat the interior of a solid roof with our stunning painted plasterboard to give it an enticing look. Another option is to have a timber clad ceiling, which will give a conservatory interior a distinctive ‘cabin-style’ feel, ideal for those dark, cold winter months.

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Customers are informed in the very early stages that fitting a solid roof to their current extension could impact how much light their conservatory receives. It’s needn’t make you concerned, especially as we can integrate one or more roof windows into the solid roof to ensure that enough natural light finds its way in. With roof windows, you will also get a fantastic aerial view through the solid roof system, one that you will constantly find yourself admiring. Some of the roof windows we offer have an opening function if you want them for ventilation.

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Placed next to real tiles and slates, you could easily be convinced that the lightweight tiles and slates developed for our solid roofs are genuine examples. But that’s where the similarities end. Our tiles and slates are more resilient, lighter and won’t crack once the weather sinks its teeth into them. They are not the type of tiles and slates that you must continuously maintain or repair either.

Lightweight Tile – Other than how closely they resemble genuine tiles, our lightweight tiles exceed them in every way. For starters, they are weatherproof, making them an ideal tiled solution for conservatories, orangeries, porches and various other extensions. It is advisable to choose a colour for the tiles that is the closest match to the colour of any existing tiles you have up on the roof of your house. The five colour options are red, umber, ebony, green and charcoal.

Lightweight Slate – Do you prefer the look of a slate roof? We can accommodate for that too with one of our lightweight slate roofs; visually, they’re the same. These slates are available in black, pewter grey, plum, brick red and chestnut brown.

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If you choose to include glazed sections in your solid tiled roof design, we recommend choosing from our performance glass range so that the innate intelligence of the solid roof sections are matched by innovative glazing that also controls the transfer of heat to offer excellent thermal efficiency. Generally, there are four factors to consider when choosing a glass type:

Tint – despite the fact that all of our glass options are fully transparent, each one has a slightly different colour or ‘tint’. The subtle tint of the glass can often make a big difference to the internal ambience of the room.

U-Value – this is the measure of internal heat loss. The lower the number, the greater the level of insulation provided by the glass.

Solar Heat Reflection – this is the percentage of total solar energy (heat from the sun) that is prevented from passing through the glass into a room.

Light Transmission – this is the percentage of visible light that is directly transmitted through the glass.

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