Rooflights

[noTAGlove]

Just starting and rear extension in the next few weeks and need to source a couple of large electrically operated rooflights for the flat roof.

I’m drawn to Velux, but only because there the only company Ive heard of.

Any other recommendations for quality rooflights?

Thanks in advance.

[benny.c]

Fakro are decent and a good Velux alternative.

https://www.fakro.co.uk

[martinupnorth]

Can't add anything useful I'm afraid. I'm here as I thought you were talking about a new Australian airline.

I'll get my coat.

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[Franky Four Fingers]

Thought this was a thread about flying to Australia

[reggie747]

Keylite.

https://www.keyliteroofwindows.com/p...ric-operation/

[justin44]

Keylite.

https://www.keyliteroofwindows.com/p...ric-operation/

We’ve had 4 of these in our extension for the past 5 years, no,problems what so ever.

[demonloop]

We have 7x Keylite in our house. They've been faultless for 3 years.

We just added a solar powered blind to one, as it was out of reach for a normal blind.

Not cheap, but works well.

[bootneck]

We’ve got the electric velux ones with rain sensors they’ve been superb and close automatically when it rains which is handy because the non electric ones we have elsewhere are always forgotten about .

[lenlec]

We had some manual velux ones fittted been fine.
Mistake we made was not going for the electric opening ones.
Hence now there hardly ever open Cus we have to fetch the steps from the garage
Think it was only about £50per unit dearer as well.
Andy

[reggie747]

We had some manual velux ones fittted been fine.
Mistake we made was not going for the electric opening ones.
Hence now there hardly ever open Cus we have to fetch the steps from the garage
Think it was only about £50per unit dearer as well.
Andy

Have you not considered the Velux extending pole at around 30 quid plus vat ? I have 3 lites at almost 11.5 feet off the floor - works a treat.

[AndyRS2113]

Check out a company called EOS. amazing modular kit if you're covering large spans (4m plus)

[lenlec]

Have you not considered the Velux extending pole at around 30 quid plus vat ? I have 3 lites at almost 11.5 feet off the floor - works a treat.

No we haven’t. Tbh didn’t know about it. I’ll have a look
It’s a right pain using bloody ladders all the time

[g40steve]

Extending pole works a treat even on the huge ones.
Makes opening the vents a dodle.

[lenlec]

Wonder if There’s a way of making the manual ones auto ?

[eagletower]

Wonder if There’s a way of making the manual ones auto ?

You can stick these onto them

https://www.tealproducts.com/product...e/single-chain

This company sells electric openers or manual screw jacks and the winding handle to open and close them- only other place I saw them was in my old school to open up big windows.