Conservatory roof replacement in Chard
Two years of hourly rain for Chard, 17,544 readings, add up to 1,317 mm a year and 1,309 hours with rain falling. For a roof swap the number that matters is dry working days, and Chard gets 246 of them a year (89th of 100).
Under a lightweight roof the nights are what people notice, and Chard has 73 noise nights a year against an average of 65. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Chard with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.
- 246
- dry working days a year
- 73
- noise nights a year
- 1,317 mm
- rain a year
Chard'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 Chard, 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 Chard
Book in June and about 77% of days are dry through the working hours in Chard. Even September, the weakest month, manages 50%.
The longest run of dry working days in a row was 22, ending in April 2025. The longest wait without one was 10 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.
- 24Jan
- 15Feb
- 23Mar
- 21Apr
- 21May
- 23Jun
- 19Jul
- 24Aug
- 15Sep
- 22Oct
- 21Nov
- 20Dec
dry working days, the three highest picked out. Average of 2024 and 2025.
Rain at night in Chard
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. Chard had 73 a year, more than the 65 of the average town, and 10 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)600 h
- Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)660 h
- Heavy (over 4 mm)49 h
Near Chard
We fit panel roofs across the Levels, the Mendips and the chalk towns of west Wiltshire. The nearest towns in our ledger:
Guide prices in Chard
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 Chard
How many dry days does Chard get for fitting a roof?
Our ledger counts 246 dry working days a year in Chard, 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 Chard than elsewhere?
The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Chard has 73 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 49 hours of heavy rain.
What does a new conservatory roof cost in Chard?
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 Chard survey
- Damp and dripsCondensation on a conservatory roof: why the ceiling drips, and what dries it
- Roof lightsA roof light in a solid conservatory roof: where it helps and what it costs you
- 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
Price a panel roof in Chard
Tap through seven questions for a guide range. The surveyor then measures, tests the frame and commits the figure to paper.