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[tunnie]

Here you go Tunnie a company that supplies and fits those exterior roof panels.  Their ad was in the local paper.

http://www.greenspaceconservatories.co.uk/

Although they're probably the sort of 'Home Improvement' company that will send out a 'Surveyor' who will give an inflated quote and when you cough will drop it by 75%.    10 year warranty too..... If they're still around! 

Thanks for posting this 

Yes I bet when they came around, it will be just my luck they have a special deal on that day 

I've got someone coming to take a look tonight, for the internal work (counter battern stuff + boarding) he's done some jobs for me before and his joinery work is very good. My plan is for me to supply bits, buy them first, then pay him to do the hard/skilled bit of batterning and fitting it all.

I'll then paint it all, to a bid to keep costs down and spread them out.

I think I'll then review it, then consider these type of solutions. Although I'd be very tempted to try DIY solution, more Kingspan in the slots on top of the glass, then uPVC over the top were the top of the beams are. How hard can it be?   

[Marks DTM Calib]

Well if you can't do the internal battening and boarding then you have no chance on the more complex outside stuff 

[tunnie]

Well if you can't do the internal battening and boarding then you have no chance on the more complex outside stuff 

 

[TheBoy]

Well if you can't do the internal battening and boarding then you have no chance on the more complex outside stuff 

I'm not convinced of the precise meaning of "can't" here. "Can't" as in beyond capabilities, of "can't" be arsed...   

[tunnie]

Needs to look professional, I've never done anything like this before 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Needs to look professional, I've never done anything like this before 

No problem Tunnie, stick a few of these up with duct tape and when you come to sell take them down again. Job jobbed! 

[tunnie]

Needs to look professional, I've never done anything like this before 

No problem Tunnie, stick a few of these up with duct tape and when you come to sell take them down again. Job jobbed! 

 

[Marks DTM Calib]

So this is what I would do.

1) Apply an adhesive UV stable white out film to the underside of the glass:

http://activewindowfilms.co.uk/total-privacy/78-total-light-whiteout-100-privacy-window-tinting-tint-film-51-76-100-152cm.html

This improves the external appearance.

2) Apply white painted 25mm x 50mm battens screwed to the roof beams

3) Install white backed 25mm celotex between the battens, tape joints with aluminium tape on underside.

4) Fix 50mm insulated plasterboard (37.5mm Celotex, 12.5mm plasterboard) to battens with 65mm plasterboard screws

5) Tape plasterboard joints and skim

6) Seal finished ceiling to UPVC.

7) Paint and make good electrics.

[STEMO]

Tape plasterboard joints eh? In my day it was bandage scrim. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Bandage and plaster 

Oh the bad old days

[tunnie]

So this is what I would do.

1) Apply an adhesive UV stable white out film to the underside of the glass:

http://activewindowfilms.co.uk/total-privacy/78-total-light-whiteout-100-privacy-window-tinting-tint-film-51-76-100-152cm.html

This improves the external appearance.

2) Apply white painted 25mm x 50mm battens screwed to the roof beams

3) Install white backed 25mm celotex between the battens, tape joints with aluminium tape on underside.

4) Fix 50mm insulated plasterboard (37.5mm Celotex, 12.5mm plasterboard) to battens with 65mm plasterboard screws

5) Tape plasterboard joints and skim

6) Seal finished ceiling to UPVC.

7) Paint and make good electrics.

Thanks very much for this, it sounds oh-so simple and very tempting to DIY, I just don't feel my work would make it look professional. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Given you would get a plasterer for the 'finish' and even TB can paint, what could possibly go wrong!

[Marks DTM Calib]

The laws are here (a high level guide).

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/conservatories/

[tunnie]

Given you would get a plasterer for the 'finish' and even TB can paint, what could possibly go wrong!

Well so far in the whole house, I don't think anything is plastered. It's all just plain plasterboard, which has been painted white. 

I think it's how the batterns would work, which puts me off,  the main 'straight' panels are simple, but the corner work causes me concern. I would be happy with just simple straight angle down at one side, but it's how I would go about that, given there is so much glass.

I'm also more than a tad nervous about screwing woodern batterns into uPVC beams, that have two big ass bits of double glazing joining. (or at least in the same beam)

[Matchless]

Given you would get a plasterer for the 'finish' and even TB can paint, what could possibly go wrong!

As in: half full can of paint, topped off with a butane/air mix, spark plug fitted into lid sort of way?