sun room problem

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sligo camper

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We recently did a new build with sun room attached. Its windows take up a large part of the room Our problem primarily is that, in the winter, its freezing in the room. Ive tried to eliminate any noticable draughts as much as I can but I still feel there is a massive problem in heat loss. It has the traditional pitched roof and the roof material is plastic and not glass. Is there any method out there to address this, e.g. an odourless coloured smoke that exits the room and high lights where the problem is?

thanks
Paul
 
If the roof material is corrugated plastic sheeting then look no further - it has no insulation capability whatsoever.
 
so, as I understand it, I may as well have an open void in the winter? .It seems pointless having double glazed windows all round if the material the roof is leaning on and made up of is plasticcovered steel lenghts?
Surely there is has to be the experience of a lot of other sunroomers?

Thanks
 
Get yourself an infrared thermometer and, on a cold day (no shortage of those lately), with the heating on, measure the external temperatures of the walls, windows and the roof. The higher the temperature, the more heat that is escaping through that source.
Leo
 
I'm sorry, but I'm confused. First you said -
sligo camper said:
... It has the traditional pitched roof and the roof material is plastic and not glass. ...
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but now you say -
sligo camper said:
... if the material the roof is leaning on and made up of is plasticcovered steel lenghts? ...
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As you seem unsure as to the construction materials used in the sun-room and roof, maybe it would be best to have an experienced engineer, architect or builder you can trust to look at it and advise you.
 
sorry to confuse. The plastic sheets are supported at regular intervals by white painted steel lengths as you would see outside any B & Q selling conservatories.
 
Would I be correct is saying that you have a polycorbonate roof?

A sunroom with a slate/tiled roof (in my own house built in as part of the house - dormer bedroom upstairs) are cold at this time of year I won't even try to imagine how cold it would be with a polycarboante roof!
 
sligo camper,

you seem to have a standard conservatory roof of glazing bars with twin wall polycarbonate. Only thing this will do is keep the rain off your head, otherwise you may as well be sitting outside.

Your heat is going straight out through the roof, no need to spend good money chasing smoke around. If you can your best bet is to change the roof for a properly constructed cut timber roof and include roof windows to allow your light levels remain.

Otherwise I would fit internal doors and keep this room shut during the winter to avoid heating the great outdoors.
 
scon

unfortunately, thats what Ive had to do... close the double doors into it and forget it until spring!
 
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