Rooflight and Skylight Guides
Field notes on choosing, placing and living with rooflights and skylights.
GuideEvery Type of Rooflight and Skylight ComparedA plain walk through every rooflight and skylight type, judged by the view each one gives as well as the light.
GuideReplacing Old Rooflights: A Homeowner's GuideWhat replacing a tired rooflight involves, and the chance to fit a slimmer frame and a clearer view than before.
GuideSigns Your Skylights Are Due for ReplacementThe clues that show a skylight has reached the end of its life, from trapped condensation to a frame that no longer sits square.
GuideUpsizing a Rooflight Opening: What Is InvolvedWhat it takes to make a rooflight opening wider: new timber, a structural check, Building Control, and the extra sky it buys.
GuidePlacing a Rooflight Over the Bed for a View of the SkyHow to place a rooflight above the bed so you see open sky from the pillow, not a frame edge or a bar across it.
GuideFrame Profiles and Sightlines: What You See Through a RooflightFrame face width, depth and upstand height decide how much sky you see, compared across the main rooflight types.
Rooflights and skylights in general 16
- Every Type of Rooflight and Skylight Compared
- Replacing Old Rooflights: A Homeowner's Guide
- Signs Your Skylights Are Due for Replacement
- Upsizing a Rooflight Opening: What Is Involved
- Placing a Rooflight Over the Bed for a View of the Sky
- Frame Profiles and Sightlines: What You See Through a Rooflight
- Choosing a Reveal Shape: Splayed, Square or Deep
- Keeping Skylight Glass Clear for Years
- Glazing Bars and the Skylight View: One Pane or Divided
- What Building Control Checks on a New Rooflight
- Rooflight Permitted Development and Planning Permission
- Skylight Orientation: North, South, East and West-Facing Rooflights
- What Happens on Rooflight Installation Day
- Making Good Inside After a Rooflight Is Replaced
- Skylight Blinds That Keep the View
- Rooflights for Peterborough's New-Town Homes
Roof Lantern Installation in Peterborough 13
- Roof Lantern Sizes: Sizing a Lantern for Your Extension
- Aluminium Roof Lanterns and Slim Rafters
- Roof Lantern Glazing Bars and the View Up
- Roof Lantern Upstands: Timber, Kerb or Insulated
- Pyramid, Double Hipped and Contemporary Roof Lantern Shapes
- A Roof Lantern Over the Kitchen: Planning a Kitchen Extension Around the Table
- Setting a Lantern Into an Orangery Roof
- Solar Control Glass for Roof Lanterns
- Roof Lantern Building Regulations
- Replacing an Old Polycarbonate Roof Lantern
- Positioning a Roof Lantern Over a Kitchen Island
- Roof Lantern or Flat Rooflight for the View
- LED Strip Lighting Around a Roof Lantern
Flat Roof Rooflight Installation in Peterborough 13
- Sizing a Flat Rooflight to the Room Below
- Frameless Flat Rooflights: The Cleanest Sightline
- Choosing Between a Fixed Pane and an Opening Flat Rooflight
- Kerbs and Upstands for Flat Rooflights
- Flat Rooflights on EPDM, Felt and GRP Roofs
- Why Flat Rooflights Are Not Quite Flat
- Lighting the Back of a Single-Storey Extension From Above
- Linked and Modular Flat Rooflights for Long Runs
- Flat Rooflights on Garage Conversions
- Replacing Domed Plastic Rooflights with Flat Glass
- Where to Place a Flat Rooflight in a Deep Extension
- What Building Control Asks of a Flat Rooflight
- Internal Reveal Finishes Under a Flat Rooflight
Roof Window Installation in Peterborough 13
- Roof Window Sizes for Loft Rooms
- Centre-Pivot or Top-Hung Roof Windows
- Roof Window Height: Setting the Sightline for Sitting and Standing
- Where the Roof Windows Go in a Loft Conversion
- Roof Window Flashing Kits for Slate, Tile and Plain Tile Roofs
- Roof Window Brands Compared
- Stacking Roof Windows for a Taller Piece of Sky
- Balcony Roof Windows: Stepping Out Into the View
- Roof Windows as a Fire Escape
- When the Roof Is Shallow: Roof Windows Below the Usual Pitch
- Lining a Roof Window So the Opening Widens Towards the Room
- A Roof Window in a Vaulted Ceiling: Lining Up the Sky
- Replacing an Old Roof Window in a Tiled Roof
VELUX Window Installation in Peterborough 13
- VELUX Window Sizes: Choosing the Right One
- VELUX GGL or GPL: Centre-Pivot or Top-Hung
- VELUX INTEGRA: Electric and Solar Opening Explained
- The VELUX CABRIO: A Roof Window That Becomes a Balcony
- VELUX Glazing Options: Warmth, Noise, Safety and Clarity
- VELUX Blinds: Blackout, Duo and Awning
- Which VELUX Flashing Suits Your Roof Covering
- Replacing an Old VELUX in the Same Opening
- The VELUX Conservation Range and Its Central Bar
- VELUX Panoramic and Combination Windows
- VELUX Installation Collars and Linings
- VELUX Flat Roof Windows Against Other Flat Rooflights
- VELUX ACTIVE and Smart Control
Electric and Opening Rooflight Installation in Peterborough 13
- Electric Opening Rooflights: How They Work
- Rain Sensors and Automatic Closing on an Electric Rooflight
- Powering an Electric Rooflight: Mains, Solar or Battery
- Hinged or Sliding Flat Rooflights
- Rooflights for Ventilation: Purge, Trickle and Stack Effect
- Access Hatch Rooflights for Roof Terraces
- Smoke Vent Rooflights on Stairwells
- Controls, Remotes and Smart Home Links for Rooflights
- Manual Opening Rooflights: Winders, Poles and Gas Struts
- Where an Opening Rooflight Should Sit for Airflow
- Electric Rooflights in Kitchens and Bathrooms
- Opening Rooflights and the View: Frame Depth When Hinged
- Safety on Opening Rooflights: Pinch Protection and Restrictors
Energy Efficient Rooflights in Peterborough 13
- Reading a Rooflight U-Value: Whole Unit or Centre Pane
- Two Panes or Three: Glazing a Rooflight for Warmth and Clarity
- Solar Control Glass for Skylights: Keeping the Heat Out, Not the Light
- Thermally Broken Frames and Cold Bridging
- Skylight Condensation: Causes and Cures
- What Part L of the Building Regulations Asks of a Rooflight
- The Invisible Layers: Low-E Coatings and Gas-Filled Glass
- Warm Edge Spacers: Keeping the Glass Edge Clear
- Balancing Daylight and Heat Loss When Sizing
- Insulating Around a New Skylight
- Rooflights and Overheating: Part O
- Replacing Single-Glazed Rooflights With Modern Glazing
- Self-Cleaning Glass: Clarity and Efficiency on a Rooflight
Misted and Failed Rooflight Replacement in Peterborough 13
- Mist Between the Panes: How a Rooflight Unit Fails
- Replacing the Glass Unit or the Whole Rooflight
- Failed Edge Seals: How to Spot Them Early
- Replacing Misted VELUX Glazing
- Misted Roof Lantern Panes
- Cracked Rooflight Glass: Replacement Options
- Discoloured and Yellowed Plastic Skylights
- Choosing a Slimmer Frame When You Replace a Rooflight
- Misted Flat Rooflights
- When a Failed Frame Means Full Replacement
- Condensation or Misting: Telling the Two Apart
- Choosing Glass for a Replacement Unit
- Misted Conservation and Steel Rooflights
Walk-On Rooflight Installation in Peterborough 13
- Walk-On Rooflights Explained
- Walk-On Glass Specification: Layers and Loads
- Anti-Slip Finishes for Walk-On Glass
- Walk-On Glass in a Roof Terrace
- Walk-On Rooflights for Basements and Light Wells
- Flush Walk-On Rooflights and Level Thresholds
- Walk-On Rooflights in Decking and Balconies
- Privacy Options for Walk-On Glass
- The Supporting Structure for a Walk-On Rooflight
- What the Regulations Ask of Glass You Walk On
- Internal Glass Floor Panels Between Storeys
- The View Up Through Walk-On Glass
- Insulated Walk-On Rooflights
Conservation Rooflight Installation in Peterborough 13
- Slim, Flush and Barred: The Conservation Rooflight Defined
- Choosing a Rooflight for a Listed Building
- Stamford, Oundle, Thorney: Rooflights in Local Conservation Areas
- Collyweston Stone Slate and Rooflights
- Steel Frames Against Aluminium in a Conservation Rooflight
- The Central Glazing Bar: Keep It or Leave It Out
- Fitting a Conservation Rooflight Flush
- Preparing a Listed Building Consent Application for a Rooflight
- Conservation Rooflights on Slate and Clay Tile Roofs
- When the Original Cast Iron Rooflight Has Had Its Day
- Conservation Rooflights That Open, by Hand or Motor
- Conservation Rooflights in Barn Conversions
- Glazing in a Conservation Rooflight
Sun Tunnel Installation in Peterborough 13
- Inside a Sun Tunnel: Dome, Tube and Diffuser
- Rigid Tube or Flexible Tube: Choosing a Sun Tunnel
- Sun Tunnel Sizes and Diameters
- Sun Tunnels for Hallways and Landings
- Sun Tunnels in Bathrooms and En-Suites
- Taking a Sun Tunnel Up Through a Flat Roof
- Sun Tunnel or Rooflight: Light or the View
- Sun Tunnel Diffusers and Ceiling Finishes
- Planning a Sun Tunnel's Route Through a Loft
- Add-On Kits for Sun Tunnels: Extractor Fans and Night Lights
- Bringing Daylight to the Middle of a Bungalow with a Sun Tunnel
- What Building Control Expects of a Sun Tunnel
- Sun Tunnel Brands and Flashing Kits, Compared
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