Rooflight and Skylight Guides
Plain-English guides to choosing, specifying and fitting a rooflight, written for south Essex homes.
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Roof Lantern Buying Guide
Size, frame, glass, upstand, vents and the rules: everything to settle before you buy a roof lantern for your extension.
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Types of Flat Roof Rooflight
Six families of flat roof rooflight compared for light, warmth, opening and the roof they suit.
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Roof Windows for Loft Conversions
Where to put roof windows in a loft conversion, which opening style suits, and how to keep the room warm in winter and cool in summer.
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VELUX Window Ranges Explained
How VELUX window ranges differ by opening, frame, glass and control, and how to choose one for a warm loft or bathroom.
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How Electric Rooflights Work
The motor, power supply, controls and safety features behind an electric opening rooflight, in plain English.
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Rooflight U-Values Explained
What a rooflight U-value is, how to turn it into watts of heat lost, and which figure on a quote actually counts.