Duraclad

Hello,

As part of a refurb project we are planning a single storey extension to the rear of our property to replace an old conservatory. Opinion is divided in this house about whether we should go with a flat roof with a large roof lantern, ie an orangery, or a pitched, tiled roof with velux windows. We'd be sourcing our glass direct as the conservatory companies are hugely expensive for this bit of work, so hoping some of you are confident / good at tackling this kind of job. We'd like to let in as much light as possible, but if the cost of tiled and velux is massively less then we'll live with a bit less of a sky view.

So in terms of cost and longevity, and what you prefer to work with, would you recommend

flat roof with a lantern or

pitched roof with velux windows?

Thanks in advance :)

A whole house with 1 bay window and c8 other windows.

we are looking to add more living space to the rear of our semi detached house, to be used as a playroom. the space would be used on a daily basis. we would like to make the right choice, but keep costs down! would a sunroom suffice or would a proper extension be better.

I have a first floor extension with a flat roof and I want to build a second storey, my architect has produced plans with the roof design being custom built on site, the builder, very reputable local firm has proposed using prefab roof trusses which will save on cost. Is there anything that I should be aware of / worried by? The main concern appears to be the structural integrity of the floor and whether the walls will support the construction how would having a purpose bulit roof mitigate this concern?

We have planning & building regs permission to demolish a single garage on the side of our house and rebuild with a 2 storey extension - approx 8m long - the building is flush against the boundary for its entire length.
Our neighbours are refusing us permission to access their property for scaffold although they have agreed that we can proceed with the foundations once the Party Wall agreement is in place.
How difficult is it going to be to build this extension and more importantly put the roof on with no scaffold access down the side?
What are the health & safety implications of no scaffolding?
Does overhand brickwork really look that bad and can we still do that if they are adamant that there is no access over the boundary? I wouldn't put it past them to put their own fence up on the boundary so our builder can't even get his hand over!!
Sorry for all the questions but need to know how much difficulty and extra expense this is going to cause!
THanks.