Thanks - gone for velum dome style roof lights in the end, so will have all guarantees etc, advice appreciated.

I have three of these in a loft--side-by-side and quite large. Besides the summer sun baking in, my furniture was beginning to fade. The cost of blinds was pretty steep, so I opted to use light-cream drapery panels with a rod pocket sewn into both ends and thin tension rods to hold them taut. Works like a charm! I still have plenty of light--a softer, diffused light. And the light fabric reflects most of the heat. Plus, the UV damage has stopped. Another bonus--the fabric acts as an insulator in winter so there's much less radiant cold off the glass. A win-win, and the whole arrangement cost less than $100.

What do you mean sitting on the roof? Does it have an upstand? Is it on a tilt to let water run off. We have two glass skylights in our flat roof but they do not sit directly on the glass, the builders built an upstand about 25cm high and then the glass sits on top of that. And the glass is double glazed and in a frame to protect it. And it’s on a tilt. What you’re describing, if I’ve understood correctly, sounds like a bodge. A leaky bodge. Do you have a picture?

Our island is 2780 long, and I believe 920 deep where the bar seating will go, otherwise probably around 600 after the curve in the narrower section. We are doing this curve to give circulation space behind our sofa/snug as it could be a bit tight, you may not have this issue though! We're going to try keep 1000 for the walkway between units and island, I think this would be comfortable, and if we need we can reduce this up to 900 but I don't want to do that. I think of it in terms of not compromising on the practical ise of the kitchen area - as there will be multiple people passing between while cooking, I feel it's nicer to have that space instead. We are having to keep 800 from the island to the end doors/wall though, as we need to shift the island down as much as possible in order to give a decent circulation space between the island and the snug! We would like to have bench seating for the dining area! It's something that will look into after the main stuff is done, I don't think space will be a problem otherwise. We are hoping to fit a little snug in - but will have to see one the kitchen goes in! Depends if we find the right sofa really to fit in there but we'll see :) We marked out dimensions on the floor using masking tape before any works started to get a feel and understand how the dimensions translate to real life. Our extension was existing, done by a previous owner, so we only had the space we had to work with as we didn't want to do more in that regard. We’ve changed the flooring throughout the ground floor, added in a utility (actually made our existing open plan space a bit smaller!), will add in the skylight to bring more light in. And otherwise paint and all that kind of stuff, so nothing majorly structural. Hopefully if you have the ability to make it yours and have some space to play with, then absolutely go for it and I'm sure it will fit! Especially as you have a bit more length, your island can go a little further back and give you enough circulation space to the snug, which is our main restriction. How exciting that you start so soon though, wish you all the very best with it! I will post pictures soon once I get some :)