Glass conservatory roofs: daylight overhead, done properly
Modern coated glass keeps the sky above you while cutting the glare, the heat and the cleaning — a world away from the roofs that gave conservatories their reputation.
- Solar-controlled and self-cleaning coatings
- Far warmer and quieter than polycarbonate
- Lanterns and rooflights for solid-roof rooms
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Why glass
The only roof that keeps the sky
If what you want from the room is light and open air overhead, no insulated roof will give it to you. The question is which glass.
Modern roof units carry a solar-control coating that reflects much of the heat before it gets in, and a self-cleaning outer surface so rain rinses the dirt off.
That combination is what makes a glass roof workable now where it was not twenty years ago. It is still warmer under a solid roof, but a good glass roof is a room you can use rather than one you avoid.
- Solar-control coatings to cut heat and glare
- Self-cleaning outer surface
- Far better insulated than polycarbonate
- Available as full roofs, lanterns and rooflights
Benefits
What a glass roof gives you
Sky overhead
The one thing no insulated roof can offer, whatever else it does better.
Coated against heat
Solar-control glass reflects a large part of the heat before it enters.
Self-cleaning
A coating breaks down dirt so rain rinses the roof rather than streaking it.
Quieter than polycarbonate
Heavier and stiffer, so it does not drum the way thin sheet does.
Lanterns and rooflights
Bring controlled overhead light into an otherwise solid roof.
Bigger panes
Aluminium framing carries large units with slim sightlines.
Worth knowing
Which way does the roof face?
Orientation decides whether a glass roof is a pleasure or a problem, and it should decide the glass specification too.
A north-facing roof gets little direct sun, so light transmission matters more than solar control. A south or west-facing one takes the full afternoon, where a stronger solar-control tint earns its money.
We look at the aspect and what shades it before recommending a glass specification, rather than fitting the same unit whichever way the room points.
Other rooms
Which room is it going on?
Glass suits some rooms better than others. Here is what each one is for.
Conservatories
The most glass for the money, and the quickest way to add a room. Modern roofs mean they work all year rather than just in spring.
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Orangeries
Brick piers, a flat perimeter roof and a glazed lantern over the middle. Reads as part of the house rather than bolted onto it.
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Extensions
A full masonry room built to match the house — foundations, walls, roof, glazing and the making good afterwards.
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Garden Rooms
An insulated, solid-roofed room you can use in February. Somewhere between a conservatory and an extension, at a price to match.
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Sun Rooms
A light-filled room with a solid roof and glazing on the sides — the warmth of an extension with the daylight of a conservatory.
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Verandas
A glazed roof over a terrace or decking. Shelter without enclosing anything, so you use the garden for more of the year.
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Glass roof questions
Can’t see what you need? Call 01342 410079 and we’ll answer it properly.
Will a glass roof make the room too hot?
Does self-cleaning glass really work?
Is glass better than polycarbonate?
Can I have glass in part of the roof only?
Can a glass roof replace my polycarbonate one?
Where we work
Glass conservatory roofs in East Grinstead and across Sussex, Surrey and Kent
We’re based on Station Road in East Grinstead, where West Sussex meets Surrey and Kent, and our own team works throughout all three counties.
Towns we cover include
- East Grinstead
- Crawley
- Horley
- Haywards Heath
- Burgess Hill
- Horsham
- Crowborough
- Tunbridge Wells
- Tonbridge
- Sevenoaks
- Redhill
- Reigate
- Caterham
…and the villages in between. If you’re in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, the answer is almost certainly yes.
Free quotations
Thinking about a glass roof?
Book a free survey and we’ll look at the aspect before recommending a specification.