Can I paint the interior of my polycarbonate conservatory roof to keep it a bit cooler in summer?
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Use mirror-type heat reflective self-adhesive sheets that come on a roll specifically for that purpose.
Or blinds.
i wouldn't unless there is a special paint for carbonate roofing, cos it will just flake and peel off, the best thing is blinds but it might work out expensive.
Why not buy some blinds fit for that purpose...they are quite cheap compared to what they used to be.
Not really, you can use a white wash emulsion, its common practice for greenhouses but looks rubbish.
blinds would be best.
just be glad you haven't got a glass roof. Ours is triple glazed, perfect quality and quiet, but so hot
you could buy some voile and tent the roof. if you buy seconds it will be about a £1 a metre and no-one will tell because it will all be gathered. i bought 100metres for my connie which is 10ft by 15ft. by far the cheapest way. we had quote for blinds and it was over 2k.
I was in the Conservatory of a Restaurant recently and they had theirs covered with Hessian. Looked quite effective
dollybird and the other 'shaders' are on the right track. Even if you paint the inside or outside surface it will continue to absorb huge amounts of insolation and radiant the heat into the room. Once you have allowed the radiation to touch the material, even if painted (and to some extent even if coated with reflective material) it will heat up and radiate heat inside. Painting is the worst thing to do! Any heavy shading or reflective material suspended above the roof will allow the room to stay almost at ambient outside air temperature. Of course if this isn't in some kind of rigid frame it won't last a summer and it may also conflict with local codes and covenants. Surprisingly a sprinkler system running constantly during the day is very effective and even adds some cooling effect. It's zero maintenance, may look funny, may cost too much depending upon your water source, but is effective.
shadecloth will help reduce the heat...
yes but it makes it very dark in winter
Did mine with very cheap muslin/linen/voile type of stuff .. got it draped quite loosely with a hem of about 6- 8" hanging down on the sides... looks good and does the job, the only draw back is that flies & insects get behind it & fry and you end up with loads of em eventually lying dead on the inside & its a right job to be taking them down to clean. but if its inexpensive you want then thats the answer
yes you can
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