Roof Designs

One of your first design decisions will be to choose the shape or style of roof that you want for your project. This will depend on your aesthetic preferences, your budget and the best solution to connect with your existing property. In terms of cost, some roof designs are more expensive than others. Cost is determined by the size of the roof, the complexity of manufacturing the specific roof shape and additional features such as hybrid tiling selection, external cornice, integral spotlights etc.

Lean-to Roof

A lean-to roof is the simplest design for a conservatory or an extension. In the picture here the design incorporates raked brick parapet walls and the roof itself is an Ultraframe LivinRoof.

Lean-to roofs can be fitted wherever the height of the rear of the house permits an adequate pitch to the front of the design. They are not suited to connect to bungalows or where there are low eaves to connect to. Some properties may also have branch pipes for toilet waste that connect to a soil stack. If the branch pipe is at the wrong height this can create difficulties connecting to this type of roof.

This design is suited where a wide span across the rear of the house is required.

Edwardian Roof

The Edwardian roof style is probably the most popular roof shape of all. It has the advantage of a high ridge which allows for a feature lighting point. The fact that all three sides drop down to an eaves height at 2100MM means that an internal LivinRoom pelmet system with spotlights can be added to give a really modern orangery feel.

This picture also has a moulded external cornice which hides the gutter. This is a traditional style cornice, but a contemporary squared off version is also available.

Victorian Roof

The Victorian roof design was once the most popular style of roof but has fallen a little out of fashion. It is similar to an Edwardian style but has facets cut at the front to give a more shaped style. It can be used anywhere there is sufficient height to accommodate the high ridge.

The main reason for the decline in popularity of the design is because the facets do significantly compromise the internal space while the cost is actually marginally higher than the square Edwardian style.

This example features an Ultraroof380 with two glazed panels.

Gable Roof

A simple single ridged design which has a large A frame window at the front of the roof which will flood the space with light.

This photograph shows an Ultraframe Classic glass Gable roof in a traditional sunroom. The 600MM brick and block dwarf wall is still a popular conservatory design feature.

Temperature control is assured in this modern design by use of Planitherm 1 glazing which will reflect back approximately 86% of the height from the sun. Using a high level active blue tint will further enhance the heat performance of the roof and ensure that even in a south facing garden environment the temperature is comfortable all year round.

Double Hipped Edwardian

The double hipped edwardian has a central ridge with the roof sloping down on all four sides. It connects to the existing property with a box gutter which means that this design can connect to a property with low eaves like a bungalow. Usually, this design is suited for larger projects where a significant span is required.

In this picture you can see that a 3-tier contemporary external cornice has been used to cover the gutter and is part of a LivinRoom ladder system. An internal pelmet with spotlights creates the impression of a true orangery from the inside.

The corner posts in this example are Ultraframe Loggia super insulated posts.

P-Shaped Roof

Lots of other shapes and roof designs are possible. The P shaped conservatory remains quite popular which comprises part lean to roof structure connecting into an Edwardian roof structure.

This photograph shows an Ultraroof 380 with glazed panels in a P-shaped configuration.