Roof lights are installed not only to allow light into a room, but are there also as a means of ventilation. When lofts are being used in their original state, having only been boarded out so that father can have his train set up there, and ventilation will be necessary. Today lofts are insulated and can become very hot, so ventilation is a priority. Also should you opt for a full loft conversion the local building regulations will determine that roof or skylights are fitted for light and ventilation.
Loft conversions
Today as people defer moving homes due to cost, the options of extending the space in your house are either to extend outwards, or maybe upwards, by having a loft conversion. A necessity of any loft conversion will be that it is properly aired and that the room has sufficient light. It is possible that you will opt for a skylight that will be more expensive than just building in a standard casement window. Both will have safety glass and will be effective from both a light and an air viewpoint. It may also be that you need additional light but do not wish to have this with an opening facility. This can be arranged by fitting glass panels into the roof. To make these cost effective they may be solar panels that will allow in a good supply of light, whilst at the same time producing solar power, and thus becoming a cost effective installation.
Atriums
Many buildings now have atriums as places on top of blocks of apartments where people can sit and enjoy the view and the sun. These atriums will also contain plants that will need a certain amount of natural light. Installing roof lights will serve the joint purpose of light and of air. Some maybe fixed while others may be opened. To reduce the glare of the sun they may be fitted with tinted glass and then the atrium can be used in comfort.
In conventional greenhouses roof lights are a necessity for the growth of the plants.
Roof lights will need to be constructed of safety glass and if used in commercial buildings will have strict safety regulations.
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