How To Light A Roof Lantern

Roof lanterns are great for adding huge amounts of natural light and they are also environmentally friendly and look awesome too.

How to light a roof lantern.

For this we highly recommend using our constant current led strip as it offers very long lifetime with minimal decay in brightness. The choice is yours. For your roof lantern light we can supply single colour or colour changeable led strips ready to fit around the perimeter of the roof light. On a flat roof extension installing bi folding patio doors and a roof lantern can make the space as light as a conservatory.

In this blog we explore which is option is best. Roof lanterns are an alternative to flat glass rooflights the glass is angled to a pitch creating two triangular end pieces and two trapezoidal long sides which create the distinctive roof lantern shape. This is a great opportunity to add decorative lighting that can also act as a task light especially when above a dining room table. Whereas glass only designs are difficult and expensive to implement since the introduction.

Generally speaking we advise that the overall glazing area in any extension should cover atleast 15 20 of the overall floor space. While many do tend to go on those types of conservatories the roof lantern is used to great effect on other areas. The underside of our roof lantern boss includes a profiled edge base plate designed to accept the fixing of a pendant light fitting. Some things to be aware of when selecting roof lanterns are for example the height of a lantern in a single storey flat roof extension as you might have facade windows in the second floor of the existing main house which could be partially blocked by the lantern.

A smallish 100x100cm lantern can let in a surprising amount of sunlight while a 150x250cm lantern gives an excellent area of light for a medium sized roof. A kitchen extension for example has plenty of space but without adequate lighting the grandeur of the large kitchen is lost. A roof lantern is an ideal way to bring sunlight flooding into a room. Our roof lanterns have a distinct and unique design that utilises the latest state of the art technology in structural silicone glazing.

Many believe that roof lanterns are exclusively used on flat roofed conservatories. The advantage of this market leading technology. It makes any home appealing. The right rooflight will transform a property flooding dull or dark rooms with beautiful natural light additional ventilation and a feeling of extra space.

But lantern roof light construction is an easy process when you have help.