On 7 Sep 2004 00:48:44 -0700, (bruce phipps)
wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a house which has a UPVC conservatory.
I've never lived in a house with a conservatory before. But my
perception of conservatories is that they a

* Boiling hot in summer

Not if you ventilate and shade them.



* Full of condensation in winter; need loads of heating

If you use double glazed units, then you won't get condensation as
long as there is reasonable trickle ventilation and you are not
pouring in a lot of water vapour from the kitchen. Ours connects to
the kitchen and there is never a condensation problem.

We used low emissivity glass and units filled with Argon which
improves insulation further.

When it snows, the snow tends to hang around on the roof for a long
time - can be days.



What are the "real world" experiences of people on this NG who have a
UPVC conservatory?
For instance, could I comfortably sit in the conservatory on a winters
evening without feeling chilly?

Definitely. I do, with seldom more than 2kW of heating in a 25sqm
conservatory.



Thanks
Bruce

..andy

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