Velux window size advice please...
We are struggling to decide whether we should have 3 Velux or 2 large.
Here’s a sketch of what we will be doing. There will be dining/ seating area to the left where the sliding doors are and the right of the extension will be Kitchen.
Any advice please...
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Fran H
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Comments (12)Yeah Louise I've had a look and they are expensive. I've made my decision now and am going for wide wooden venetians on their own. I've wanted them for quite a while just wasn't sure if they would be ok on their own. After looking at lots of pics I think they will look great. going to a Hillarys store later and they offer a measuring service or I can measure them myself and go via the web-blinds site so much cheaper to do that. Going the whole hog and getting them for the whole house. Really appreciate everyone's time thanks to all of you....See MoreVelux skylight size and spacing
Comments (6)Hi Sarah, I would DEFINITELY go with electric. Re the comment above about energy use, unless your spending the entire day operating them then the energy use is zero and nominal. They come with (as you're probably aware) with a great remote, very easy to use. The sensor on them is also amazing in that if it starts to rain they close automatically. I've just moved to a property with 5 sky lights. They're all manual and its a total pain!! I don't get why you'd employ blinds during the day - isn't there anything better than natural light inside? Being north facing your not going to cook and besides on a sunny day through the doors open and feel like your cooking in the garden. I'd probably opt to have 2 large velux only along one side - which ever is hit by the sunlight and skip the light above the door - that's a saving which you could spend on higher spec. The cost of the wiring for this isn't considerable, especially given its new work. Good luck!...See MoreVelux Window Size
Comments (7)You need to sketch out your options to see what looks best for you, that's what we done. And you need to tell the builders exactly what you want, eg middle gap in line with centre of middle door etc. eg see below. How wide are the doors? I wouldn't have windows ending nearer the walls than the doors. If I had 3 velux, I'd want the middle in line with centre of my doors. Is it bifolds, slider, 2 or 3 pane or windows and doors? I'd want my velux equal spaced. Do you have any tall furniture down any walls under sloped roof? If so, I wouldn't have velux above tall furniture. You need to make accurate sketches to see what you like. I think 3 is a bit much, I went for 2....See MoreWindow style advice please
Comments (47)Hmmm, I totally agree that function is more important than form, but I do wonder if you're right to go back to transoms because of the limitations of one window company. I think if it were me (I do have a really strong dislike of transoms though, so maybe this is just me!), I would stick with trying to get the look I liked, but with the necessary functionality/security. I would investigate some other options, eg: - top hung as LTS suggested - tilt and turn (they can work really well if you have deep recesses - they are only problematic with window coverings if you have shallow recesses which mean that they "tilt" into a blind or curtains. Why did your window company advise against them? It might be as simple as they're trickier for them to make, or they make less profit margin on them). My parents have tilt and turn in deep recesses and they work really well - you can clean them easily from the inside and have them open in two different ways, including one which is completely secure for nighttime or when you're out in the day. I would have them too but our window recesses are too shallow so I'm in the process of working through other options with Velfac. I think that 3 equal sized panes is definitely the most aesthetically pleasing layout on your style of house. I suppose what I'm saying is, this isn't the only window company, another one might be able to give you everything you want - both the look and the function. It's a big investment and you don't want to regret your choices further down the line....See More
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHello, 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
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