Originally Posted by JoeyDeacon

We have a conservatory on our house and I personally wouldn't bother. Our's is about 12 foot by 15 foot, all glass and I estimate cost the previous owners at least £15K. It is virtually unusable for most of the year as it is too cold in winter and too hot in summer. I can count on the fingers of one hand the amount of times I have used it since we moved in.

Don't forget using a ladder to do simple things like clean windows and gutters will be impossible once the conservatory is up.

When we move I am only moving to a house that doesn't have a conservatory.