While conservatories are a great way to create some extra space for you and your family with versatile functionality options, such as offices, lounges and dining rooms, how much value do they actually add to your home?

If built correctly using high-quality materials, reliable craftsmanship, and seamlessly blending into the house’s existing features, it can add up to 7% to the value of your property.

However, if not done correctly, conservatory builds may actually decrease your home’s value. That’s why it’s so important to choose a trusted home improvement company that has years of expertise in the industry, like West Midlands Double Glazing. 

This guide will walk through how conservatories can add value to your home, and what to avoid to ensure they don’t actually cause a house value decrease.

How a Conservatory Adds Value

While the average figure sits around 7%, the actual value your conservatory can offer to your home varies significantly. It can depend on a number of factors, including:

• Functionality
• Natural light
• Integration
• Roofing
• Design
• Materials

Let’s deep dive into each of these ways that a conservatory adds value and appeal to prospective buyers:

Functionality 

A conservatory equals more space, which generally equals more functionality for everyone in the home. 

Whether you choose to use the space as a garden-facing office, a light and airy dining room, a cosy lounge or a reading room, the versatility of a conservatory immediately adds value to a home – especially if it’s well-furnished and the vision and purpose of the room is clear. 

Natural Light 

Conservatories allow you to maximise on brightness, bringing the light into your home effortlessly through large windows and doors. How bright a property is can be a key selling point, and one that is certain to increase the value.

Bringing the outside inside is a great way to add value, too. This can be easily achieved with bi-fold or swing and slide doors, creating a natural, seamless flow from inside to out, optimising the house’s ergonomics. 

Seamlessly Blending with The Property

The conservatory should feel like an extension of the home – not an afterthought. That’s why ensuring it’s seamlessly blended with the rest of the property is so important for the overall house appeal. 

Using the same flooring in both the house and conservatory is a great way to integrate, as is eliminating threshold levels (e.g. no steps or barriers between the spaces). Equally, widening the entrance to the outside can achieve this, as well as removing the door frames where the conservatory starts and the house ends.

Roof Type 

The choice of your conservatory’s roof can also affect the overall value of your home. For example, a solid, tiled roof can be a preferred option for adding value, as it allows the space to be transformed into a year-round room.

Glass, for example, can create a too-hot or too-cold environment, which may then make the room not as versatile. Tiled roofs can also be more protective against noise pollution, more energy efficient and can blend seamlessly, mimicking the roof shingles used on the rest of the property. 

Design & Style

Of course, the type of style and design you choose for your conservatory can increase the value, too. For example, a tiled roof conservatory adds the most value to your home, with its superior insulation, functionality and aesthetic appeal. 

Equally, the design of your layout can add value, too – have you included multiple plug sockets for versatile use? Built-in storage options, such as bookshelves or cupboards? The overall design of the conservatory can ensure value increases, due to the functionality of the space.

Decor makes a big difference to the room’s overall appeal, too. Don’t be afraid of pops of colour, panelling and quirky features that make it unique – the room should look lived in, and a vital part of the house, not just an add-on.

Materials

If built with high-quality materials and craftsmanship, it can significantly enhance the overall aesthetic of the property. 

While uPVC conservatories are a popular and budget-friendly choice that can increase property value due to their durability and low maintenance, aluminium conservatories may be a better investment. 

Aluminium materials tend to offer greater value due to their modern aesthetic, unrivalled strength and superior thermal performance, despite their higher initial cost.

Risks of a Poor Investment

While conservatories generally add value to your home, there are instances where the investment could lead to a devaluation, for example: 

• Garden Space: Be mindful that your conservatory doesn’t take up too much of your precious land. Garden space is a desired criterion when looking for a new home, and one that may be deemed a larger priority than a conservatory. Equally, a conservatory that would take up too much space may look out of place and affect your property’s overall appeal. 
• Cheap or poorly constructed: By not choosing a trusted conservatory expert, like WMDG, you may risk having a poorly constructed conservatory that can actually harm the property’s value rather than increase it. 
• Versatility of space: Following on from above, if your conservatory has been built in a way that means it’s too hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter, how you use the room will be limited. This will be noticed during a house valuation and by prospective buyers, as they may clock it as a “what would we use this space for?” type of area, hindering your overall value. 
• Cleaning & maintenance: The upkeep of your conservatory can affect your house value, too. If the guttering is blocked, the windows are filthy and the overall condition of the conservatory is not maintained, it can look run-down or dated, causing the property to reduce in value.

In short, if your conservatory is built with the garden and the rest of the property in mind, it’s a high-quality build, and allows versatile room functionality, you won’t need to worry about making a poor investment, as it will almost certainly add value to your home rather than decrease it. 

That’s why putting your trust in a reputable home improvement company, like WMDG, is crucial to seeing the return on investment that you desire.

Choose a Trusted Conservatory Installer

Here at West Midlands Double Glazing, we’re more than just a double glazing company.

We provide an all-encompassing range of home renovation services, including windows, doors, porches, conservatories, conservatory roof replacements, orangeries, extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions and full house transformations. 

With over 150 positive Google reviews, we’ve built a reputation as one of the most reliable and customer-focused companies in the region. We also offer a variety of finance options, including buy-now-pay-later plans, and at the time of writing, we’re the only provider in the West Midlands to offer finance terms of up to 20 years on conservatory projects.

Ready to start planning your new conservatory? Get in touch with a member of our amazing team today to book in for your FREE conservatory quote and consultation.