Help with kitchen refurb - Skylights?
10 years ago
We're about to under go a full refurb of our very old fashioned kitchen which is very exciting! It's an existing extension which was done about 25 years ago so there's no insulation in the flat roof. While we're getting this redone we're keen to get skylights fitted as it's such a dark kitchen. It's a good size kitchen (a bit over 4x4m) so we're thinking two 1.5m x 1m skylights and I've tried to fit masking tape to show where these would be. I'm wondering if it could be too much though? Would one be better? Which way should they run?
I've attached a design for the new kitchen, we're going for off white handless units, light worktop and wood effect floor tiles.
I've attached a design for the new kitchen, we're going for off white handless units, light worktop and wood effect floor tiles.
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10 years agoHere's the new layout...Many thanks in advance for any help, we're complete novices at this!
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PRO10 years agoI don't think you can go wrong with skylights, we had 3 put into our kitchen extension along with patio doors and even on dull days the natural light is amazing! Im so glad we did it! Noise from rain is so minimal you dont even notice, however ours are slanted so wouldn't like to comment on flat ones. Good luck with the transformation, i bet it'll look fab when you're done! X
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I think that two skylights is one too many. Infact I wouldn't go for a skylight at all, i'd go for 1 roof lantern. Far more attractive, and practical with the openers as a kitchen can get hot at the best of times and when you add glass to the roof it get much hotter. I've done your example with 1 and 2 roof lights, but given you an example of a roof lantern, I would suggest that 2 metres by 1 metre is more than sufficient, but you have the room to go bigger for impact if you wish. ( as a roof expert )
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10 years ago- 10 years agoWe've put a lantern 3m X 1.5m in our new kitchen, it's brilliant, even on a dark gloomy day the kitchen is light and bright. It wasn't expensive although prices range hugely, one quote we had was £10,000!!! We bought ours for £1,800 so it's worth shopping about online. It's clear glass with blue on the outside (can't see the blue from inside) and it looks great at night too.
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PRO10 years agoMaybe just one this sort of proportion ?!
There's a roof light on that CAD programme - why not ask then to show you with it in ?!
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- 9 years agoThanks to everyone again for the advise, we ended up going for two flat roof skylights and are really pleased with the result. It's so lovely and bright even on a dark day.
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- 9 years agoYes they're wood effect tiles, really pleased with them as they look so realistic
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