Does pitched rooflights really make a difference?

[Goingslowlymad123]

Hello

Extension will be north facing. Is it better to have two pitched rooflights to flood light in or one huge one, which will be flat?

Would be very grateful for any insight or opinion on flat verses pitched rooflights?

Thank you, desperate for as much natural light as possible.

Anyone?

I don't understand your question OP. If you have a pitched roof then the roof lights will be fitted into it and slope with the roof. How could they be flat? By roof lights, you do mean windows in the roof don't you?

I'm another one who doesn't understand the question

do you mean skylight windows?

Sorry, I mean is it better to have the windows fitted into the pitched roof or flat roof? I can have either roof, but would like the one with the windows that flood more light in?

I presume the pitched roof as the flat roof is more of a tunnel of light?

Thank you

A pitched roof is preferable to a flat roof but more expensive as it has a different construction method and materials. They last longer though generally and are less prone to leaks. I would only have a flat roof, and I'd have a roof lantern if I did, if it wasn't possible to have a pitched roof.

We have two velux windows in a north facing pitched roof. Tbh one slightly larger one would have worked fine.

Do you mean you have an area of pitched roof, and an area of flat roof?

We have two velux windows in a north east facing pitched roof. We were originally planning one big one, which I would have preferred, but I wanted two pendants over the dining table directly underneath, so needed the gap between the two windows.

Our builder flared out the reveal under both veluxes and this definitely let’s more light in, so I would ask for that.

PissedOff, thanks for that tip about flaring out the reveal beneath the veluxes to let in more light.

OP, as wowfudge said you can either have a flat roof with an ugly sort of sundome thing or preferably a lantern roof which would add light and look OK if a bit dated.

The much better option (imo) though more costly is an extension with a pitched lean-to roof with a couple of veluxes inserted into the slope.

These are our veluxes.

They look like ours except we went for the white frames as they are set in a white ceiling.

Dunno the answer sorry. I’d be thinking maintenance/cleaning. And if the Veluxes could be safely left open to create fresh air. Better in some positions than others.

Thanks very much everyone. I will go for the pitched roof for all the reasons above. I think to cut costs I might just have two sheets of glass instead of veluxes.

It's not a forever home and I'll have a corner of bifolds, plus windows for ventilation. Pissedoff, what do you mean by flaming? Thanks for the picture.

The openings in the ceiling aren't straight down from the edges of the velux, they are angled outwards to maximise the light coming in.

They look straight to me! Thanks wow. Would you have one big window or two smaller veluxs?

Surely a pitched roof north facing will have the velux north facing so consequently leave less light in . I have a flat roof with 2 big roof lights (which don't open) and they leave in loads of light. They aren't bubbled on the top and look really modern...

An architect may be more scientific about it but we felt two velux windows would look better in terms of dimensions and fitting in with the rest of the house.

We had a flat roof extension and changed to a pitch roof and put veluxes in. The room feels massively bigger now.

The light is great although we are South facing and they were installed in September so not had a proper Summer with them yet.

I did consider leaving a flat roof and having a lantern put in but it would have to be reinforced as the existing roof wouldn’t take the weight and I also think they would be more difficult to keep clean.