Velux skylight size and spacing
Sarah W
7 years ago
Currently struggling to decide if we go with more smaller velux or less larger in our single storey extension. Two options shown in pictures but there are many other variables. I like these from a symmetry perspective though. It's a north facing property so currently trying to balance maximising light with cost and privacy (it's a semi detached house and we are also somewhat overlooked from the other side of the house too). One school of thinking seems to be go for less as you apparently just end up putting blinds on them anyway and it's a more cost effective solution. Does anyone have experience with this? Do you wish you had added more or less? Did you decide to go for all electric opening versus maybe just one electric opening and the rest manual opening? We will have bifold doors but I assume it's still desirable to be able to open a window when cooking? The dimensions of the extension are approx 8m long by 5m wide. Any thoughts gratefully received.
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Comments (6)Hello, also consider which way your extension faces...e.g. north or south facing etc, if north facing, I think 2 big square windows ( perhaps SK08 or UK08 size as you have a wide house ) will let in more light. If you have 2 huge ones for south facing and also sliding doors, it could get very hot in the summer. I'm in the middle of my extension 3m x 5m , north facing garden, I have 3 velux MK08 which is 78cmx140cm, I've always liked the look of 3 windows instead of 2 but after they were installed I had second thoughts about whether I should have gone for 2 huge square ones instead as I also didn't take into account that we've have just had a dormer loft conversion completed, it takes a little longer for the light to come over to the back of the garden. Looking at your plan, you could have 3xPK08 94cmx140cm. The edge of the middle velux will be in line with where your sliding doors starts so that could look nice. Or if you have 2, you could have the edge of the second velux starting where the sliding door starts? I wouldn't go shorter than 140cm in length because when you are standing far inside, you want to see more window, if you go shorter, the windows will be 'hidden' behind the steel beams, make sure your builder install them so that the bottom of the velux is closer to the sliding doors rather than closer to the pitch roof. Do you want at least one window that opens with a remote control? Here are my windows, it might help you to visualise..MK08...See Morevelux windows help
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7 years agoHi Sarah,
We do bespoke fixed light wells for roofs, as an alternative to Velux. For more information and an idea of costings, please contact us on 0208 997 2448 or via email marcus@1stfoldingslidingdoors.co.uk
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