Conservatory roof replacement in Barnstaple
Barnstaple had 1,210 mm of rain a year across 2024 and 2025, more than the 911 mm the average town in our ledger had. That still leaves 243 days a year with under 0.2 mm between 8am and 4pm, the kind of day a roof comes off and goes back on.
It also counts 87 noise nights a year, nights with rain hard enough to drum on polycarbonate between 11pm and 7am. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Barnstaple with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.
- 243
- dry working days a year
- 87
- noise nights a year
- 1,210 mm
- rain a year
Barnstaple's rain, day by day
Every sliver is one day, darker for more rain; the orange marks underneath are dry working days. Met Office UKV 2 km model data for Barnstaple, January 2024 to December 2025.
- Dry or a trace
- Under 1 mm
- 1 to 5 mm
- 5 to 15 mm
- Over 15 mm
- Dry working day
When to book in Barnstaple
In Barnstaple the driest working months were June, May and January, and the wettest was November, when 52% of days stayed dry from 8am to 4pm.
The longest run of dry working days in a row was 22, ending in May 2025. The longest wait without one was 9 days. That is why we book roofs a week or two ahead and confirm the day on the forecast: a dry day turns up in almost every week of the year. When to book a roof swap has the full reasoning.
- 23Jan
- 17Feb
- 22Mar
- 22Apr
- 23May
- 24Jun
- 20Jul
- 22Aug
- 18Sep
- 18Oct
- 16Nov
- 21Dec
dry working days, the three highest picked out. Average of 2024 and 2025.
Rain at night in Barnstaple
We count a noise night whenever an hour between 11pm and 7am brings 0.5 mm of rain or more, the Met Office's moderate band. Barnstaple had 87 a year, more than the 65 of the average town, and 7 nights with a heavy hour over 4 mm.
In the lab, heavy rain on 25 mm polycarbonate measures 64.6 dB against 52.0 dB for double glazed roof glass. Nobody has published the same test for aluminium panel roofs, so we will not put a number on ours. How loud rain is on each kind of roof sets out what is measured.
- Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)672 h
- Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)664 h
- Heavy (over 4 mm)30 h
Near Barnstaple
We fit panel roofs across the far south west, from Barnstaple and Tiverton down to Penzance. The nearest towns in our ledger:
Guide prices in Barnstaple
The same as everywhere we work, fitted with the old roof taken away. Style nudges it; the survey fixes it in writing. What the price covers.
Questions from Barnstaple
How many dry days does Barnstaple get for fitting a roof?
Our ledger counts 243 dry working days a year in Barnstaple, days with under 0.2 mm of rain between 8am and 4pm. Most roofs need one; we pick it from the forecast in the week before.
Is a polycarbonate roof noisier in Barnstaple than elsewhere?
The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Barnstaple has 87 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 30 hours of heavy rain.
What does a new conservatory roof cost in Barnstaple?
Guide prices are the same as everywhere we work: from £3,000 for a small roof, £4,000 for medium and £5,000 for large, fixed in writing after a free survey.
Do you keep my conservatory frame?
Usually, yes. The bars, the dwarf wall and the frame get tested at the survey, and only a sound frame gets a panel roof price.
Worth reading before a Barnstaple survey
- Damp and coldConservatory damp in winter: condensation, leaks and how to tell them apart
- Weighing it upReplace conservatory roof or whole conservatory: read the frame first
- Rain and soundPolycarbonate roof noisy in rain? Why the sheets drum, and what quietens them
- QuestionsAre insulated conservatory roof panels any good? The honest ledger
Price a panel roof in Barnstaple
Tap through seven questions for a guide range. The surveyor then measures, tests the frame and commits the figure to paper.