Roof Windows Center

Contemporary Breezway Fakro skylights featuring superior glazing, enhanced weather seals and beautifully lacquered timber finishes are proving popular with homeowners wanting to encourage more natural light into their homes.

A stylish and stunning addition to any home, Breezway Fakro skylights bring vibrant daylight and picture quality sky vistas into otherwise dreary living spaces.

Fixed or opening skylights are available to suit individual requirements.

Fixed skylights are ideal for brightening dim corridors, dark stairways, bleak living spaces and areas where additional ventilation is not required.

Opening skylights allow subtle breezes to circulate through the home while filling the room with additional light.

Award-winning Brisbane-based architect Daniel R Fox said consumers were open to the suggestion of incorporating skylights in contemporary home design.

Skylights can literally bring a room to life and have the ability to change the dynamics and ambience of an enclosed space.

Even contemporary homes have passages that can become enclosed at particular times of the day ? skylights can give life to a stale, pokey space,? he said.

Fox said skylights could be particularly beneficial in double-storey homes.

If the design is right, a skylight has the potential to add light to lower storeys, making them perfect for raised homes,? he said.

As the international market leader of louvre windows for more than 50 years, Breezway has conducted extensive research and development to ensure its range of windows accommodates Australia’s harsh environmental conditions.

Breezway Fakro Skylights use a combination of a low e coating on the glass and wide double glazing to reduce the transfer of heat through the skylight to ensure homes stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Skylight flashings ensure an unobtrusive and enduring water-tight fit in the roof system, passing stringent water tightness tests in Australia.

Fitted with good gaskets for draining moisture, the exterior of the skylight is clad with UV and weather resistant polyester coated cappings for maximum longevity under the elements.

Manufactured from fine materials using new technology, Breezway Fakro Skylights combine functionality with style - letting you live in a brighter world filled with abundant natural light and crystal clear sky views.

Source: http://www.infolink.com.au

A dormer is a gable and vertical window projecting from a sloping roof.

Many loft conversions use individual dormer windows for the added space and character they bring to a loft.

Dormers and dormer windows

Dormer windows increase the space at head height in strategic places in a loft.

For example, in an en suite or midway along a bare wall where they break the line of a solid sloping wall and provide a vertical viewing window that also conforms to safety requirements.

Dormer windows are useful additions to loft conversions as they enhance the internal and external character of a property, unlike roof skylights.

Loft Survey

The first stage when planning an attic conversion with dormer loft windows is to have conducted a loft survey.

Lofts need sufficient height to be eligible, too low and planning approval will be refused.

Minimal height - roof windows

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Internal loft height should be a minimum of 1.8 m minimum at the edge of a stair with 1.9 m at the centre line if the ceiling is sloping in order to meet building regulations approval for height.

See page 7 of Approved Document Part K for diagram and explanation. Low lofts can now be developed for habitable use, adding significantly to the functionality and value of your home.

If your loft is below minimum then you may be able to raise the height of the roof or lower the ceilings of lower rooms.

In assessing the general condition of your loft we thoroughly survey and inspect the roof to identify any damage, decay or structural problems which may affect your roof.

This ensures that the price quoted accurately reflects the work required and cost of materials.

Dormer Construction

Each dormer is individually constructed to architectural plans and building regulations to ensure the structural integrity of the roof is not compromised.

Dormer windows are constructed by creating a frame within the roof. The dormer sides (cheeks) are built up from the existing roof rafters, even for the gently styled eyebrow dormer.

An initial loft survey is used to assess the condition of roof, roof rafters, building structure and suitable design options.

Source: http://www.above-it-all.co.uk