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Cheap and easy to fit.
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what the benefits of a conservatory over an extension are?
Yeah good question. Timely. As I understand it, conservatory is cheaper and the planning permission and BC requirements are less onerous.
To get one through now however there must be doors that open out to it so if done recently will feel very much like a separate bit of the house. They will be cold and they won't last as long and you'll have to clean them.
If you don't want one you might see it as a ball ache rather than a plus.
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The long answer is it depends.
A nice, well designed and fitted conservatory is a nice feature.
Most of the time (especially RTB ex council) they were sold to people who'd bought double glazing. They can often be cold as fuck in winter, nut drippingly hot in summer, leaky, and damp traps. They ironically can reduce light into the adjoining room.
You should be able to judge for yourself when viewing whether it's a useful addition or just a mouldy heap of shit.
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An extension can leave the remaining rooms very dark without any natural light, a conservatory should be less of an issue.
My problem with conservatories is they often have relatively poor insulation and can be too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. If there aren't doors to the rest of the house then those rooms can suffer too. I assume they are much cheaper to build though.
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We are currently buying a place with a late 90’s timber conservatory and the view of the surveyor is that it is ‘end of life’, which I can’t say I’m surprised about given the maintenance standards evident elsewhere in the property.
As others have said pretty much the only benefit is cost and less hassle. Otherwise they suck (energy efficiency, maintenance, design life etc etc)
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depends on how useful the space is/will be
we have one (easy to gain approval i would assume i.e buildings regs/PD) but with kids and a small kitchen which has been extended albeit not much I would like to knock it down and put an extension as done by most of the houses on my roadits cold in the winter (like now) and hot in the summer never in between even though the previous owner fitted a radiator in there
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can someone explain what the benefits of a conservatory over an extension are? Seeing a few houses that we like that have conservatories and I'm not sure whether it should be thought of as feature or another thing to think about redoing/knocking down, if we have the money after the buying the house itself.