Skylights

Skylights under profiled roofing		Dormer windows in roof shingles
Wood	Plastic (PVC)	Wood	Plastic (PVC)

to highlight the attic floor, you can use the traditional windows, which are arranged vertically, as well as specially designed dl these goals - dormer windows , ustanavlivlivaemye in the roof with a slope ramps from 15 to 90 degrees. In one attic floor can be used simultaneously and roof of the KPA and conventional vertical windows, if it has something to do with the architectural style of the building.

How to choose dormers?

1. Determining the size and number of roof windows:

basic principle of counting:

• Proper lighting with natural light is determined by the ratio of glazed roof windows to the floor space. In the case of premises in which people should live, this ratio should be at least 1:8, and in the premises for business purposes - at least 1:12.
• The more gently sloping roof, the longer and higher must be dormer windows.
• width dormer windows should be 4-6 cm shorter than the distance between the rafters. You can put a roof window a different width, making no complicated fitting rafters.
• Skylights can be installed in pairs or in groups of 3-4-6 or more pieces.

2. Defining model dormer windows:

• for wet rooms - better to choose a dormer window model - GGU.
• For the "upper world" - dormer windows with remote control INTEGRA.
• For efficient interior - windows, balconies Cabrio, cornice combination of roof windows with VFE.
• to exit to the roof - roof windows model - GXL, GVT.
• Classic wooden models skylights - GCL, GZL - for any interior.

3. Skylights and their equipment:

• Salary to connect mansard roof windows.
• BDX kit for heat and water proofing of roof windows.
• Company curtains, blinds, mosquito nets, rolstavni.
• Electrical remote control skylights.
• rods and cords for manual control dormer.

4. Skylights - manufacturer:

• Skylights VELUX (VELUX) (Denmark) - Krohn manufacturer of roof windows in the world. Sophisticated equipment, convenience, and resistance to weather made Velux roof windows adorn houses in all regions of the world liaticheskih.
• Skylights FAKRO (s authorized personnel) (Poland) - the second largest producer of roof windows. The usage of environmentally friendly raw materials and advanced engineering design provides a unique technical characteristics of products FAKRO.
• Skylights ROTO (Roto) (Germany) - is the result of thirty years of development and compliance with the expectations of consumers around the world. Modern technical solutions and design, safety and ease of operation - that's immutable benefits sunroofs ROTO.

5. Dormer windows and their location at the top

When deciding where to install skylights, should be borne in mind that several small roof windows in different corners of the roof illuminate the room better than one large roof window. It is recommended to follow these basic approaches in the selection of roof windows to attic floor space:

• Vertical dormer windows are used to maintain and preserve the style and plastic facade of the base, with a total length of the vertical skylights, calculated for each surface of the roof should not exceed half the length of its surface;
• Skylights can be considered as part of the roof surface, hence, the number of skylights, their total width and placement on the roof are not limited to;
• Skylights recommended when the device attic floors on buildings of historic buildings, while maintaining a silhouette corresponding to the gaps between the buildings and neprosmatrivaemost roof attic floor with a plate of the street.

6. Dormer windows to protect

Skylights provide complete protection against external influences. They are adapted to the most extreme weather conditions, have been used successfully in all climatic zones. For protection from the cold using energy-efficient windows. The use of glasses with a low coefficient to improve the insulating properties of the attic window, and to a large extent prevents condensation of water vapor on the inner side of the room with high humidity. Sun Accessories help to create comfortable conditions in hot weather. Dormers are safe in operation, because ustanavlivat in a pane of tempered glass with high resistance to mechanical stress. In the manufacture of glass can install windows: in shock, absorption or reflex.

7. The system of opening skylights

system of opening sunroofs depends on the hanger doors to the box. The most common is the suspension of the middle axis, around which rotates a roof window when opening. The handle can be located below or above. Developed by a roof window with combination opening, in which case it may open outwards from the bottom up with pens, at the bottom of the window.

8. Dormer windows to ventilate

for ventilating opening system allows you to record dormer windows in several positions. And to ensure the natural ventilation in the attic completely closed box in a box window block built special ventilation device.

9. Decor skylights

Wooden elements dormer windows (laminated pine timber treated in a special way) is protected from external influences from the outside with aluminum profiles (salary) with polyester coating, resistant to the effects of the environment. For copper roofs are designed special copper salaries. Salary is practically invisible on the roof, as its top and sides of the closed roof materials. Virtually all manufacturers of roof windows several versions of the salaries for various types of roofing materials - flat, profiled, etc. Salaries do not only a protective function for timber elements, but also divert rainwater from the surface of the window. Special salary allow you to combine dormer windows in the group: horizontal, vertical, combined. For skylights developed a large range of accessories: venetian blinds, curtains, voile, rods, pull the remote, which matured allow you to create complex complete solutions, both in functionality and design .

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