The Benefits of Incorporating Skylights into a Flat Roof Project

Incorporating skylights into your flat roof project can bring a wide range of benefits, from natural lighting and heating to adding real monetary value to your home. Today, with one of the most extensive selections of skylights available, we’re here to help you realise them all.

Skylights definitely bring the wow factor to many projects, adding a touch of class and opening the area up to give a sense of space. Whether you’re looking to incorporate skylights within the home or installing them in a commercial environment, the sky really is the limit to the scope we can offer you.

The environmental and energy-friendly benefits

It cannot be overlooked when planning any flat roof project that skylights can help to reduce energy consumption and in turn, your environmental footprint. If you consider a single-storey extension, for example, without skylights these areas can appear dull and dim, requiring additional lighting, often during the daylight hours.

Skylights make the best use of natural light, minimising the need for artificial lighting throughout the day. This can also provide supplementary heating as sunlight pours into and heats the space below. Most modern skylights are designed to last for many years and during this time can easily recover the cost of installation just in the energy savings alone.

Increase the value of your home

Did you know that installing skylights can contribute to increasing the value of your home? In some cases the real monetary value of the property can be increased by many thousands of pounds when you come to sell.

Depending on the type of flat roof project, the installation of skylights on both domestic and commercial properties can open up a vast array of design possibilities too. Where before there may have been an ordinary flat roof extension, skylights contribute to a completely different look and feel, making the space far more attractive to buyers and dramatically increasing the kerb value as a result.

Security and safety features

Today, our range of skylights includes some of the best security and safety features, really demonstrating that these traditionally vulnerable access points have changed significantly. With built-in security kerbs in the Brett Martin range and a wide range of other options, you can fully secure your extension from the top, down.

The glass used in skylights has come a long way in the last couple of decades, today providing shatterproof designs for total safety and UV protection, which in turn minimises glare. This also means that the traditional concern of damage to internal decoration by bleaching from the sun is negated.

We also stock specially designed access hatches and escape windows at The Skylight Company, which significantly increase the safety aspect, particularly in multi-storey installations or in attic conversions, bringing peace of mind to home and business owners.

How we can help

At PermaRoof UK, we stock skylights to suit flat roofs with a 0-15 degree pitch and through our sister business, The Skylight Company, our wider range covers roof windows for buildings with a greater pitch from Velux, Fakro and many more.

We’re here to help home and business owners realise the full value of their skylights and enjoy all the benefits that they can bring. At the end of the phone to chat your projects through, our teams offer expert advice, regardless of the size and scale of your project. Find out more about our skylights range here, visit The Skylight Company website or give the team a call today.

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