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Old 21-07-2010, 10:23 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Dave Liquorice[_2_] Dave Liquorice[_2_] is offline
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Default I don't want a solar panel
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:53:52 +0100 (BST), wrote:

I want a solar roof

so the top storey of my house becomes a roof
conservatory/greenhouse

You would have a major problem with the building regulations.

Good God, WHY? It's nothing terribly out of the ordinary.

The biggest snag would probably be the thermal insulation properties
and having to make the building meet current regulations on heat
loss. But I agree it shouldn't be that hard. What might be a problem
is getting rid of the heat in the middle of summer rather than
keeping heat loss down.

This would be an incredibly expensive job to carry out too.

No more than putting any other kind of extra story on.

Large bits of glass are expensive, large double or triple glazed
units are very expensive.

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Cheers
Dave.



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