Conservatory roofs and rain: noise, leaks, timing and damp
Rain is the one thing every conservatory roof deals with daily. Our ledger of 100 English towns counts 1,014 wet hours a year in the average town, 65 noise nights and 26 hours of heavy rain. These pages cover what that rain does to the roof you have now, and how we plan a new one around it.
Rain and soundHow loud is rain on a conservatory roof? The lab figures, then British rainLab rain noise figures for polycarbonate, glass, roof windows and ETFE, corrected for real British rain, set against WHO bedroom levels and everyday sounds.
Rain and soundPolycarbonate roof noisy in rain? Why the sheets drum, and what quietens themWhy a polycarbonate roof is noisy in rain: thin hollow sheets, ringing flutes and loose caps. The cheap fixes worth trying first, and what a new roof changes.
Rain at nightConservatory rain noise at night: how many nights it happens, town by townHow many nights a year moderate rain falls on a conservatory roof between 11pm and 7am, which English towns get most and what it means for rooms used at night.
When to bookBest time of year to replace a conservatory roof, read from two years of rainDry working days month by month from two years of hourly rain, and why the week of a new conservatory roof is set by the forecast, not the calendar.
When to bookConservatory roof replacement in winter: short days, cold sealant and how we work round bothA new conservatory roof can go on in December or January. How many dry working days winter gives, what cold does to sealant, and how the open part is covered.
LeaksConservatory roof leaking in heavy rain: where the water gets in, and what to checkA roof that drips only in a downpour usually has a gutter, flashing or seal fault. Where leaks start, how often heavy rain falls, and what to check first.- StormsHail on a conservatory roof: what it does to polycarbonate, glass and panelsWhat hail does to old polycarbonate, roof glass and an insulated panel roof, why it sounds so much harsher than rain, and what to check once it has passed.
Damp and dripsCondensation on a conservatory roof: why the ceiling drips, and what dries itWhy condensation forms on a conservatory roof, how the U-value sets the temperature of its inner face, and the steps that cut the drips through the cold months.
Two numbers to know first
A noise night is a night with an hour of moderate or heavier rain between 11pm and 7am: the average town gets 65. A dry working day has under 0.2 mm between 8am and 4pm: the average town gets 263, which is plenty to book a roof around.
See every town ranked or open the Rain Ledger for your town.
- 6.4Jan
- 6.9Feb
- 5.3Mar
- 5Apr
- 4.7May
- 3.8Jun
- 4.8Jul
- 2.9Aug
- 6.7Sep
- 6.2Oct
- 7.3Nov
- 5Dec
noise nights, the three highest picked out.
Find out what your roof would cost
Seven taps and a postcode give you a guide range straight away. A free survey turns it into a written price, and the forecast chooses the day.