Flat roof windows models

Roof windows: light from above to the center of the house

The house is our refuge, which is why it must offer us protection and warmth but also give us the right atmosphere during all hours of the day and throughout the four seasons of each year. In summer as in winter there natural lightshould never be missing in a home.
It is essential to make the house a context livable, healthycapable of making us feel good, energetic and vital, accompanying all our domestic activities, from relaxation to work.

In fact, although the presence of the artificial light is essential to make the home comfortable even when the sun goes down, in the evening hours or on the shortest, darkest and gloomiest days, what gives value to the home is mainly its exposure to light.
Let’s focus on the rooms of those who live on the top floor of a building or in a detached house with the presence of one or more rooms in the attic.

Velux roof windows

These places arouse an irresistible charm from an aesthetic point of view, but it is often mistakenly thought that the other side of the coin associated with attics or having to live with an environment that is often dark, where sunlight barely enters and which makes them too hot in summer and poorly insulated in winter.

With the choice andinstallation of the right fixtures in a room located under a flat roofused for home or even ad work useboth the environment and the climate will improve significantly. The credit goes to best possible thermal insulationfor twelve months of the year.
Goodbye to attics that are frozen in winter and unliveable due to too much heat and sultriness in the summer months.

The assembly of the best flat roof windows will make you appreciate the exclusivity of the location much more, precious because it is close to the brightly lit sky and shining in the evening, which lets in the healthy heat directly from the sun’s rays, without deviations or obstacles.

An excellent one acoustic and thermal insulation thanks to VELUX windowsin addition to helping to make the environment perfectly livable, will cause the obvious and verifiable decrease in expenses in the bill, eliminating the thermal dispersionThe draftsi annoying noises traffic or atmospheric agents such as strong winds, pouring rain, hail.

Windows for flat roofs: characteristics and variations

Even a non-attic apartment on the top floor can be made more comfortable and bright if you choose high quality products as fixtures. The VELUX roof windows in fact they are also available for flat roofs.

As opposed to vertical windowswhich illuminate the perimeter areas of the house, these are placed on a privileged surface and become access points for light and the necessary air exchange to the center of the room.

The light thus enters directly from above, with the visible result of a natural brightness, uniform and persistent throughout all hours of the day.

VELUX has a range of flat roof windows with curved or flat external glass. In the first case the window is equipped with CurveTech technology.

VELUX roof windows, curved glass type

The advantages are not only aesthetic but also related to functionality of the window which allows light to enter with even greater intensity and allows rainwater to slide away effectively without stagnating and dirtying the roof.

Il design is refinedespecially suitable for modern contexts.

The same glassbeing tempered e low emissivityis capable of resisting bad weather and hail, reduces heat dispersion and therefore helps to insulate the rooms below. The structure of the frame has been revisited to become even more minimal and less invasive. The frame is made with a wooden core and white polyurethane surface. The profiles are thinned and once installed, the window becomes a frame of sky.

As with other VELUX products, the window for flat roofs with curved glass can be accessorised with its awning which is between the window and the external glass for reduce heat entry in summer. Operation is a solar energythanks to a photovoltaic panel placed on the outside of the tent.

VELUX attic windows

They also exist models of internal darkening or filtering curtains which help regulate and shield the light when it becomes too intense and direct. The installation is intended for flat roofsi.e. with a zero slope, up to a maximum of 15°.

Furthermore, the VELUX windows for flat roofslike the others for roofs, serve to improve and speed up the ventilation of the houseoptimizing air quality and reducing humidity and allergens. A further advantage of windows for flat roofs is the fact that they can be installed even where it is not possible to position a traditional and vertical window, think for example of corridors or blind bathrooms.

Furthermore, they allow us to save on the prolonged use of artificial light, reducing costs and improving the type of light in the environment.

Being about zenithal lighti.e. coming from above, it brings double the light compared to other types of windows.

Liveability and healthiness they will improve with a simple installation by VELUX experts and by raising your eyes to the sky you will be able to look outside and see the light at all hours, until sunset.

Il tempered curved glass, anti-burglary and equipped with anti-intrusion screws, it is frameless and continuous, therefore it is a smooth and stylish unicum. The window is available in an electric or solar version with a standard rain sensor, which closes the frame at the first drops of water. A fixed version is also available to bring light but not ventilation, ideal in environments where it is necessary to make the brightness more homogeneous.

VELUX skylights

Also noteworthy is the silence, given the guaranteed acoustic insulation, obtained from the structure of the base of the frame and the laminated glass window, which protects from external noise. Thirteen sizes availablefrom 60x60cm to a maximum of 200×100 cm.

Window with flat glass

In addition to the model with curved glass, a version with is also available flat glasswhich fits into the roof with extreme discretion.
The use of this solution is recommended for buildings with slope from 2 to 15 degrees. Also in this case the window is available in a fixed version or with electric or solar opening.

The openable window It is ideal in homes as well as in work environments, such as offices or studios.

VELUX skylights

The fixed version it lets in all the zenithal light possible into the rooms under the roof, but does not allow air exchange. It is the right choice for those who do not need further ventilation because the air exchange takes place from other windows, but instead it wants to let in the zenithal light from above to illuminate a space.

The tempered glass guarantees safety, hail resistance and durability. Even the VELUX windows with flat glass they can be completed with internal curtains to darken the room and control the light.
Finally, we also highlight the VELUX window for flat roofs which, unlike the others, allows direct access and passage to the roof, for example for maintenance work on the chimney, the antenna or the tiles themselves.

The matching curtains can be filtering or blackout. Finally, we also highlight the VELUX window for flat roofs which, unlike the others, allows direct access and passage to the roof, for example for maintenance work on the chimney, the antenna or the tiles themselves.

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IVELUX designers they offer theirs for free support for the phase of planning also in historic centresjust request a simple quote, in order to receive support in the study of natural light, with customized solutions, details construction measures for the installation of the right windows with any accessories such as curtains and shutters, to make the attic and attic environment as liveable as possible.

The VELUX product range includes roof windows, flat roof solutions, sun tunnels, decorative and awning blinds, roller shutters and remote controls.