How Strong Are Conservatory Roofs?

How strong are conservatory roofs?

Many people wonder if you can stand or walk on a conservatory roof. While your conservatory roof may be strong enough for you to stand on it and take your weight, Ultraframe would never recommend that you test this by climbing onto it or standing on it. It is extremely dangerous if you were to put your weight onto the glazed areas of your conservatory roof as this could lead to the sealed units breaking and serious injury.

Can You Stand On A Conservatory Roof? 

Once you have added a conservatory to your home, regular maintenance is essential to keep it performing as it should for many years. As you start to think about maintaining your conservatory roof, you may be wondering if it will take your weight, as climbing onto the roof may, at first, seem the most obvious way of cleaning it properly.

While the glazing bars of a conservatory roof can take the weight of an average adult, the danger comes if you put weight onto the glazing, as it does not have the same load bearing strength and could shatter.

How to safely maintain your conservatory?

Now that you know whether you can stand on a conservatory roof or if it will take your weight, let’s look at how to maintain it safely without putting yourself in danger.

As a conservatory roof is not designed for people to stand or walk on, the safest way to get into a position where you can review and carry out maintenance is to use a conservatory roof ladder specially designed for this purpose. This will ensure that you do not need to stand on any glazed areas accidentally. It will also prevent you from needing to test whether a conservatory roof can take your weight and keep you safe.

You might want to buy your own conservatory roof ladder, or they can be hired from various shops such as HSS. Further information about maintaining and looking after your conservatory can be found on our conservatory cleaning page. 

Other reasons To Consider 

So far, we’ve looked at the main reason people tend to query whether a conservatory roof will take their weight, and that is for maintenance purposes. There are many other reasons, though, why homeowners might ask how strong their conservatory roof is and if it will take their weight and one of the most common is the weather.

Homeowners who live in areas subjected to heavy snow and wind often wonder about the strength of their conservatory roof and how it can withstand the worst of the elements. Some people think that finding out if a conservatory roof can take their weight or if they can walk or stand on it will answer their question. However, the answer is much more complex.

Firstly, as already stated, Ultraframe would never advise someone to test out whether their conservatory roof can take their weight or to stand or walk on their conservatory roof. During the design of every Ultraframe conservatory roof, the wind and snow loads of the specific postcode where it will be installed are calculated, and the roof is designed to be able to withstand the worst that mother nature can throw at it.

While this means that the conservatory roof is engineered to be as strong as it needs to be for its specific location, this does not necessarily mean it is also strong enough to take the weight of an adult, all on one small section of the roof.

The moral of the story is that regardless of how strong your conservatory roof is, you should never try to test whether it can take your weight by standing or walking on it.

Accessing Your Conservatory Roof Safely With Ultraframe

Yes, your conservatory roof will be strong enough to take your weight, but if there is one thing that we’d like you to take away after reading this article, it’s that you should never check whether your conservatory roof can take your weight by standing or climbing on it. This is extremely dangerous and could result in a large amount of damage to the conservatory glazing and serious injury to yourself.

If you genuinely need to access the roof of your conservatory, make sure you do so safely by using proper access equipment such as a conservatory roof ladder. Do not attempt to test whether your conservatory roof can take your weight by climbing on it; no matter how strong your conservatory roof is, it is not designed for this type of load.

Industry Leaders of Conservatory Roof Systems

Ultraframe has been the UK leader in the design and manufacture of conservatory roof systems for over 35 years. Our roofs are widely acknowledged as the most technically advanced and strongest on the market. 

 Whether you need help and advice, a new conservatory, or a replacement conservatory roof, Ultraframe is here to help. You can start by finding a local installer to unlock your dream conservatory.