Openable Flat Roof Skylight

The brilliantly simple flat roof skylight incorporates the velux high performance laminated glazing unit and an all metal exterior frame.

Openable flat roof skylight.

Curvetech glass or polycarbonate dome. As radiant energy from the sun pours in it can make a room almost unlivable. In europe this type of window may be called a rooflite. Sometimes you don t even have to.

Flatglass rooflights are easy to install and come in a wide range of different designs to match your requirements. Velux electric openable skylights have rain sensors so when it starts raining the window closes automatically. The skylight is mounted on a wooden frame known as a curb that the installer builds around the opening on your roof. A roof window actually opens usually with a pivoting awning style mechanism.

Curb mounted skylights are ideal for flat roofs up to a pitch of 60 degrees. It may incorporate venting options but the window itself does not open. Fixed manual opening and opening solar powered. The smooth exterior gives not only a lower profile on the roof but also provides a cool daylighting solution by effectively blocking heat build up and uv rays.

Some even allow for rooftop access to put your flat roof within easy reach. With a velux flat roof skylight designed to meet the growing demand for skylights in homes with flat or low pitch roofs you can transform and improve virtually any space with daylight. Velux skylights are an energy efficient way to bring sunlight into a home and make dark rooms come to life all while maintaining privacy. Designed with flat roofs in mind curvetech glass is a curved edge to edge cover that allows rainwater to easily disperse off the glass.

We also have a massive range of colour and glaing options for you to choose from. Installing a skylight is one of the most impactful ways to enhance the brightness and beauty of a room. Roof lights also known as flat roof windows are an opening that is created in the structure of a flat roof. This is to allow light to come into an interior space below.

Operable skylight can be raised a few inches for ventilation using a crank on a pole from the room below. This is to allow light to come into an interior space below. Reduced heating and lighting costs. That s where operable skylights make sense.

An openable skylight not only gives you light but also ventilation. It may even incorporate window screening in much the same way as an awning style window set into side walls. If you have a large flat roof space or terrace a skylight that opens up can help improve access especially in more difficult to reach areas of the home. Skylights are wonderful for filling a space with natural light but they can also create problems with heat build up.

A skylight is a fixed window set into the roofline. It can be installed on a flat roof at 0 up to a 60 roof pitch on a site built curb.