There are several things that will affect the roof glazing on your projected new Prior DIY conservatory. These are listed below:
1. Cost
2, Position of the conservatory
3. Roof colour required
4 Ease of construction
If the choice is purely down to cost then a polycarbonate roof will always be the cheaper option. The polycarbonate roofing that we use is 35mm thick and very durable. As well as this, if you have a South facing conservatory, then solar control polycarbonate, also known as heatguard, is a good choice. Poly roofs are available in a range of colours from clear to bronze opal. They are also very easy to fit when compared with a glass roof. All in all a good choice for the DIY'er.
If you want a glass roof then there are also a range of colours provided from clear to self cleaning blue anti sun. Obviously all glass units are toughened and the ones that we use are 24mm in thickness. Compared with a poly roof, a glass roof is much heavier and great care must me taken to fit the units correctly. You will need more manpower for this as well as something like a small scaffold tower for safety purposes. A glass roof does have one mijor advantage and that is in a hail storm, it is far quieter!