Choosing the Right Rooflight for Different Roof Types
If you want to increase the amount of natural light in your home, reduce your dependence on electric lights, bump up your curb appeal and give your home a tidy boost in valuation, rooflights are the way to go. But not all rooflights are right for all homes or roof types. Before you purchase the rooflights for your home you'll need to make sure you choose ones that are compatible with your particular roof type.
A Brief Guide to Choosing the Right Rooflight for Different Roof Types
Let's look at some of the most common roof types and which rooflight is the best match for them.
Modern and postmodern homes tend to have large flat or nearly flat roofs. Even some older homes have one part of the roof that is flat while the rest is pitched. For flat roofs, the best rooflights include domed rooflights and roof lanterns.
If yours is a commercial building with a flat roof domed rooflights are a popular and highly functional choice. If you would like to improve the ventilation in your home or business look for rooflights that open either manually or electronically.
If your roof has a pitch of 15-90° the best type of roof window is a skylight. If you plan to transform a loft space into a spare bedroom or home office, installing skylights will make the space bright and welcoming and minimise the need for lots of artificial lightDepending on where you live you may want skylights that open. This will give you fresh air whenever you want it and enhance ventilation throughout the entire house. There are many sizes and styles of rooflights. Give us a call and we'll help you determine which one is best for you.
Mixed Roof
As we mentioned earlier many homes have mixed flat and pitched roofs. This is especially true for older homes that have had extensions added to them. For these homes (and businesses) choose a combination of flat rooflights, roof lanterns and skylights both opening and fixed. This will provide optimal light penetration throughout the house, outstanding ventilation and make your home more energy-efficient.
Contact Skylights Rooflight
The wide variety of roof windows we offer at Skylights Rooflight ensures that we have exactly what you are looking for no matter your roof type. To learn more about installing rooflights on your home or business give us a call on 020 3633 2196.
