New installation of a MK04 Velux roof window
Before the renovation works can start, the roof windows will be installed. This way you can insulate beautifully around the new roof windows. The MK04 Velux roof window, with a glass surface of 0.47 square meters, is just enough for a small bathroom. A polyurethane interior finish is recommended. Cost price: Roof window with Energy & Comfort […]
Exit roof window as an emergency exit
The fire brigade obliged the operators to install an emergency exit through the roof in a building in Bruges. The EXIT roof window from Velux offers an ideal solution for this. The roof windows have a fall protection, so you can never lock yourself out. Cost price: EXIT roof window hinged sideways, size code Velux: GXU FK06 0070 With matching flashings: EDW FK06 2000 Total price […]
Attic renovation
The attic renovation starts with the installation of the roof windows. A wide roof window was chosen to provide all corners of the room with natural daylight. Above the roof window you can see the snow water drainage gutter, built into the roof. To save some costs, a white lacquered wooden interior finish was chosen, instead of […]
From dormer windows to expandable skylights
The total renovation of the dormer would have been an expensive affair. At an acceptable cost, the dormer window could be demolished to install a Velux roof window. The extendable function of the skylight fully serves the future desk that will be placed underneath it later. Cost price: Energy & Comfort glazing, polyurethane interior finish […]
A vapor barrier ensures airtightness
With a preformed vapor barrier from Velux, you achieve optimum airtightness in your insulated attic. The vapor barrier collar has an impact on the E-level of the home. So keep this in mind if you are planning a new build or thorough renovation. Cost price of the vapor barrier collar for an SK06: 29 euros (price Velux catalog 2020)
Interrupting the purlins to place the roof window at the correct height
As long as the supporting structure of the roof is respected, you can install a roof window anywhere in the roof. We placed new horizontal support beams around the roof window so we could interrupt the old ones. This way the customer can operate his new roof window carefree! Cost price: Roof window with Energy & Comfort glazing and polyurethane interior finish. Expandable function with crank […]
Replacing a roof window with solar energy roller shutter
In this house, the existing Velux roof window was replaced by a new roof window. The installation was done using Velux replacement flashings, so no internal demolition work was required. The roof window is equipped with a roller shutter, controlled by solar energy. The roller shutter offers many advantages, such as dampening contact noise with the rain, complete [...]