Conservatories have many uses including a general living space, kids play room, games room, dining room, greenhouse, utility room and even a kitchen.
But how suitable is a conservatory when used to accommodate a kitchen?
Well there is a positive side to this but several negative reasons why conservatories are not suitable for use as kitchens.
The positive side is that adding a conservatory to your home for use as a kitchen leaves existing space in the home available for other uses, for example a dining room.
The negative reasons against this include:
- Conservatories become very hot in bright and sunny weather conditions and the use of a kitchen adds further to the heat build up which can make for extremely uncomfortable temperatures, especially whilst cooking. Remember, modern solar control glass is thermally efficient and designed to keep heat inside the conservatory as well as keeping it out.
- Due to the large expansion of glass in a typical conservatory, particularly conservatories with glass roofs as shown in the photograph above, the whole room is subject to condensation and wetness, again caused by cooking.
- Fitted kitchen units and appliances will hinder access to the conservatory roof and could therefore make cleaning more difficult.
With all this said, if the conservatory is not south facing or is situated in a shaded position, there is a valid argument that in certain circumstances, conservatories can be suitable for use as kitchens.
Photograph taken from K2 Conservatories http://www.k2conservatories.co.uk
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