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Rooflights: Planning & Installation THE LOGISTICS OF INSTALLING NEW ROOFLIGHTS It’s one thing for a homeowner to decide on and specify a beautiful new rooflight for their property, but when it turns up on their doorstep, there’s the small matter of getting it installed. Peter Daniel, Product Innovation Director at the Rooflight Company, explains how to manage the logistics of installing a new rooflight… Like all individual elements of construction, rooflights arrive on site on the back of a lorry, delivered at what is essentially ground level. Regardless of whether the final destination of your client’s rooflight is on top of a single storey extension or four storey home, it needs to get up there if it’s going to be installed. Access The first thing that needs to be considered with a new rooflight is the lorry arriving at site; in other words, access. At the Rooflight Company, we deliver multiple products to different customers in one vehicle so as to limit our mileage and carbon emissions, and as such, our standard delivery vehicles are quite large. If a heavy goods vehicle can access the site, there is no problem. But if not, it’s best to let the manufacturer know beforehand to see if alternative arrangements can be made. At the Rooflight Company, we deliver kerbside as standard, but we always try to accommodate special requests if we’re given enough notice. Unloading The next thing to consider is unloading the rooflight from the delivery vehicle. Don’t underestimate the size and weight of a rooflight, especially ones designed in the style of the original cast-iron rooflights of the Victorian era. Whilst our products are made from steel and aluminium, when you factor in the glass, they’re still too heavy to be managed by hand. For that reason, you will most likely need mechanical assistance to offload the rooflight, as deliveries might be refused if you’re unable to accept them safely. The key things that affect the weight of rooflights are usually the size, but also the function. Even a small neo Advance Skywalk, under 1m², may still weigh more than 100kg because it is designed to be walked on. We will let the client know the weight of the product before it arrives, so do ask them for this information. Installation When it comes to installation of large glazed units, you may even require a crane. Usually, the manufacturer will be able to give you some advice as to whether that will be necessary, so it’s definitely worth checking. At the Rooflight Company, if you have access constraints on site then we tend to recommend building larger bespoke rooflights modularly out of multiple smaller linked rooflights. This makes both installation and ongoing maintenance easier. We can explain this to your client directly and offer advice on all the options available as part of our bespoke design service. Maintenance That brings us to the final point, encourage your “The logistics of installing a rooflight are quite straightforward if you plan ahead.” client to think long-term. Most modern rooflight frames will be guaranteed for up to ten years, and last way beyond that, but like all building products, there are ongoing maintenance considerations. In a few decades’ time, elements may need to be replaced, but there won’t be the equipment and manpower on site that was there during the installation. This is the real drawback of extremely large single pane rooflights and why it might be worth making a perceived aesthetic sacrifice in choosing to link multiple smaller units. Linked rooflights still make a real statement whilst being far more practical in the long-term. The logistics of installing a rooflight are quite straightforward if you plan ahead and remember to communicate with the manufacturer. While our rooflights are designed for easy installation and come with comprehensive installation manuals, the team at the Rooflight Company is always on hand to give advice and help you plan. Contact the Rooflight Company 01993 833 155 www.therooflightcompany.co.uk @RooflightCo 42 TC FEBRUARY <strong>2022</strong>
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