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Product profile: the neo Rooflight from The Rooflight Company
A Frameless Modern Rooflight With A Timeless Design
The expertly designed neo rooflight from The Rooflight Company offers an unobtrusive and elegant exterior profile alongside a sleek, frameless interior design to enhance living spaces and maximise the amount of natural light in both modern and period properties.
From the inside looking out, the neo replicates the look and feel of a frameless pane of glass for a clean, minimalist aesthetic. The clever design allows the plasterboard to be taken right up to the white internal lining, while a top hinged opening maximises the space below. The neo is also available with concealed electric openings for a totally seamless appearance.
On the outside, the pitched rooflight can be installed between the rafter to sit level with the roof tile. This allows the rooflight to blend effortlessly with the existing roof tile.
Available in a range of sizes, plus bespoke options, the neo uses high quality materials, including a unique Thermoliner® detail to prevent condensation and mould, making it ideal for all areas of the home, including bathrooms and kitchens.
The neo boasts a high energy efficiency rating and achieves a low u-value of 1.4 W/m2k to exceed current building regulations, mitigate against rising energy prices, and deliver against the recent Part L changes to Building Regulations.
Suitable for roof pitches between 20° and 60°, the neo perfectly balances functionality and form, with a sleek, elegant design to suit all types of property, from modern homes to Regency buildings.
Modern Design with a Heritage Charm
The neo was recently used to maximise natural light in a Grade II listed Regency building in the St John’s
Wood Conservation Area in the City of Westminster.
Architects at Studio Stassano were appointed to remodel the semidetached, end-of-terrace property, which lacked space and needed serious work on a poor quality 1990’s side and rear extension. Plans included replacing the old extensions with a two-storey side extension with an additional first floor, plus a full width single-story rear extension. Like most London homes, the property lacked space, so the new extensions were designed to make the most of the room available.
The brief was to remodel the property and make it suitable for modern family living, while maintaining the building’s heritage charm. Studio Stassano had to protect the integrity of the original building fabric and structure of the house, while introducing sustainable design to comply with modern building standards and regulations. Only periodappropriate materials were used to suit the character of the building and ensure the renovation was sympathetic to the history of the house.
The neo rooflight was installed at the top of the property’s grand, historic staircase, flooding each floor with natural light. From the outside, the rooflight perfectly complements the Victorian style of the building. Due to its specialist construction, it sits flush against the roof tile to give a seamless finish. Inside, the frameless rooflight creates a perfect view, uninterrupted by a frame or hinges. While at first glance it looks like a fixed sheet of glass, a concealed motor opens the rooflight at the touch of a button.
Leandro Cristofaro, Architect at Studio Stassano, comments: “The Rooflight Company rooflights really were the best fit for the job. They are high quality and beautifully designed. They represent the quintessence of my brief to create a traditional aesthetic with modern spec throughout the whole house.”
Trusted by architects, specifiers, and building professionals, The Rooflight Company has over 25 years’ experience designing and manufacturing its high-quality range of heritage, modern and bespoke rooflights, suitable for both pitched and flat roofs.
For more information on the neo pitched rooflight from The Rooflight Company, please visit:
www.therooflightcompany.co.uk
daylight diary
WINTER 2022
Planning ahead for a busy year in 2023...
As we approach the end of another year NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, is busy finalising plans for 2023, with a focus on new activities that we’ll be announcing soon.
As the voice of the UK’s rooflight industry, we make authoritative and objective rooflighting information available to all, via our website and technical documents. Our Technical Committee has been hard at work updating a number of NARM Technical Documents to meet the needs of specifiers faced with complex decisions and changing legislation. Look out for further updates to our online document library in 2023.
NARM commissions research through academic bodies and experts, to enable greater understanding of the role that daylight can play in improving building performance and the wellbeing of building occupants. In 2023 we will be publishing data from new research in this field.
We are also planning new initiatives to support best practice at all stages of the design and installation of rooflights.
We will continue to maintain close involvement with CPA (Construction Products Association) and Eurolux, the European trade association for rooflight manufacturers, as a member organisation of both. NARM representatives will also continue to play active roles, or maintain close ties with, other trade associations including NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors); LRWA (Liquid Roofing & Waterproofing Association); MCRMA (Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association); SPRA (Single Ply Roofing Association) and ACR (Advisory Committee for Roofsafety). It’s going to be a busy year. We’re looking forward to meeting the challenges of 2023.
Find out more and download technical documents at: www.narm.org.uk
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WHY RE-ROOF? WHEN YOU CAN
OVER-ROOF.
Filon Over-Roofing – the proven, cost-effective solution with multiple advantages:
• Very lightweight – minimal extra load on roof structure • Suitable for all kinds of profiled roofs • Fast, easy installation with minimal disruption • Upgrade insulation values with glass fibre quilt • No asbestos handling or disposal problems • Maximum daylight levels maintaind – with accurately matched rooflight openings
