Skylights and roof windows - Brief History of the roof lights and how they are used today

A lantern roof in its traditional form is essentially a skylight glass and wood, much like a miniature conservatory roof, which is recorded, usually introduced in an area of flat roof to shed light into the room below.

It 'also possible to take a lantern in the roof of a roof ridge, and there are other areas where a roof lantern can work well if the design and installation are performed correctly.

Roof lanterns have been used for GeorgiaIt was a time when the first greenhouses and greenhouses have been built. The roof lantern can light the stairs of a property and other areas of the house, an important aspect when no electricity or gas, Candle Power was the only light would be available and internal cloudy and dark, even on sunny days.

At that time, glass was still made by hand and was more expensive, so the architects had originally maintained the use of skylights in the beautiful city of designand country houses for wealthy clients.

In the second half of the Victorian glass and began machine was available. At the same time the company was prosperous and glass structures of interest from Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 led to increased demand resulting from the construction of glass used for the construction of housing,

Both the Victorian and Edwardian roof lantern used wherever they were needed for the practical and aestheticReasons - interior light on platforms and stairs leading into the billiard rooms, halls and kitchens. Roof lanterns have been incorporated into the design and architecture of the structure and locations of education and public buildings like town halls and public libraries.

And 'unfortunately true that many of these beautiful and imposing buildings were prepared to leaks, limiting the contemporary construction and sealing materials. What's more, a simple glass meant that theyallows heat to escape, so that areas can be unpleasant or expensive to heat in the winter among them. Unfortunately, this means that owners often reduces the size of the roof of the lantern, and with it the existing light, or completely at sea, so that the area below, was to be illuminated with electric light.

Ventilation was sometimes necessary in these early lanterns roof and this could only be opened by manually using a handle to the window to be re-Facility open or closed. Very uncomfortable when suddenly began to move.

Modern skylights and roof lanterns

Fortunately, we now have the advantages of modern techniques of dry painting, sealing and electrical advanced mechanisms for opening and closing of the roof lantern Windows.

to ensure these improvements, together with the use of sealed double-glazed window panels, that the modern roof lanterns, a traditional look and providing support,structural integrity and stability with good insulating properties.

What's more, ensure sufficient use of hardwood and durable high quality microporous paints and stains, which is a modern lantern roof for many years with minimal maintenance.