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10. Install Feature Rooflights
The standard solutions for bringing light into an attic room are the rooflight and the dormer window, but it's really worj considering feature windows, which can bring in more light and create a sense of space, as well as making the most of any views.
A bank of rooflights arranged together, typicall...
10. Install Feature Rooflights
The standard solutions for bringing light into an attic room are the rooflight and the dormer window, but it's really worj considering feature windows, which can bring in more light and create a sense of space, as well as making the most of any views.
A bank of rooflights arranged together, typicall...
y in a symmetrical pattern, look impressive and can be achieved using both conventional and conservation rooflights.
Other options include ridgelights - a bank of glazing running along one or both sides of the ridge - and glazed roof lanterns.
where the loft has a flat roof there are many options for introducing light, including dormes and pyramids, or roof lanterns with arched, gabled or hip gabled profile.
The frameless flat rooflight, is a good option for a flat roof, especially above a stair landing.
Rooflights can eb fixed or hinged for access to the flat roof. When closed, no part of the frame is visible, except on very large rooflights which are made from two or more units supported by steel mullion, although even this can be replaced by structural glass beam.
Other options include ridgelights - a bank of glazing running along one or both sides of the ridge - and glazed roof lanterns.
where the loft has a flat roof there are many options for introducing light, including dormes and pyramids, or roof lanterns with arched, gabled or hip gabled profile.
The frameless flat rooflight, is a good option for a flat roof, especially above a stair landing.
Rooflights can eb fixed or hinged for access to the flat roof. When closed, no part of the frame is visible, except on very large rooflights which are made from two or more units supported by steel mullion, although even this can be replaced by structural glass beam.
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