Cool Down DIY Conservatories With These Proven Techniques

There is nothing quite like having your own DIY  conservatory to use all year round.  But during the summer months it can be unbearably hot in there – and that means you won’t be able to use it at all.

So how can you solve this sticky problem and make your DIY conservatory usable all year round?

Firstly you need to think about the site and positioning of your conservatory.  If you have the choice of placing it at the rear or the side of your house, think about which option would give you the best placement with regard to the sun.

Next you need to make sure you use certain materials when you buy your conservatory.  For example the type of glass you choose can have a marked effect on how hot – or not – the room gets during the summer.  Modern glass types such as Celcius help to reduce the build up of heat that makes the room unbearable.

Think about the issue of cross flow ventilation as well.  It isn’t just a question of having openings in the windows.  If they are in the wrong place, i.e. all along the same wall, you won’t get the air flow you need to cool things down.

Instead you want vents on every wall possible, because this will cool the conservatory much more efficiently by allowing the air to circulate more effectively.

Roof vents are another good way to ventilate your DIY conservatory adequately.  We all know that heat rises, and in a conservatory it gets trapped near the roof and cannot escape.  This eventually starts to heat the air below it as well, which results in a warm conservatory.

If you install roof vents in the conservatory you will be able to allow that heat to escape.  What’s more you will find that as the hot air escapes, cooler air will come into the conservatory to replace it.  A similar effect can be seen with radiators, and it works equally well with conservatories as well.

Many people don’t think of any of these aspects though.  Instead the first thing they think of is an air conditioning unit.  But these can be very expensive to install and run, and if you have the doors open in the summer you will be effectively running them for nothing.  You won’t get any benefit from them at all unless the doors are closed.

So you can see that it is more than possible to cool down your new DIY conservatory if you think about it carefully before you choose your ideal one.  At this early stage you can install all the most effective ways of cooling it down, to ensure you enjoy it more and more as time goes on.