How To Keep DIY Conservatories Cool In Summer

Some conservatory owners will tell you that DIY conservatories are a nightmare to keep cool.  This might be the case if this aspect hasn’t been properly planned for, but there are ways to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.

Some parts of a DIY conservatory have to be viewed as essential if you are going to keep this room cool during the hotter summer months.  For example you cannot get away without having roof vents in place.  And even then you will need more than one to allow the heat to escape and be replaced by cooler air at the same time.

You should also be aware that not all conservatory glass is exactly the same.  If you buy a solar glass you will definitely notice the difference in the amount of heat you have hanging around in your DIY conservatory.

This glass is designed to repel the sun’s heat, so that the conservatory doesn’t draw it in and make the room unbearable.  Look for glass such as Celcius roof glass.  This is one of the best options on the market today, and it comes with several benefits to help alleviate the problem of excessive heat in your DIY conservatory.

We have spoken already about the fact that special glass can repel the sun’s heat.  Celcius glass is a case in point, because it is able to reflect over seventy per cent of the heat.  This will make a huge difference in terms of the amount of heat your conservatory retains.

A special coating on the glass is responsible for making this a reality, so you can see that it is well worth thinking of having this glass installed.

But there are other benefits to using this special glass as well.  When you are sitting in your DIY conservatory on a sunny day you probably feel like you don’t need sun screen.  This is understandable – after all you are sitting indoors aren’t you?

But you do still need sun screen in many cases, because the sun’s harmful UV rays will come through the glass and affect your skin.  The last thing you want is to get sun burned while you are sitting indoors.

Luckily the Celcius glass has been designed to solve this problem.  Because of its construction – and the fact that much of the heat is repelled rather than being allowed to enter the room – the UV rays are significantly reduced.

This means you can recline indoors without having to worry about the risk of sunburn.  In short it makes your conservatory a much more pleasant, safer and usable place.  And this is true however hot it might get outside, which is why you need to consider the glass you use very carefully indeed.