Results of a recent survey conducted with 70 Conservation Officers highlight the fact that there is one overriding criterion for the desired appearance of conservation-style rooflights. That is that they should be as flush with the roof as possible. The survey also indicates that Conservation Officers are concerned that some ‘conservation rooflights’ do not adhere to this and present the glazing several centimetres above the level of the roof. The Rooflight Company helps to ensure flush installation by producing a low profile design and by including flush slate details in the Conservation Rooflight® installation manual and on the website www.therooflightcompany.co.uk The second design consideration arising from the survey is the size of rooflights particularly on Listed buildings. Conservation Officers stated that over-sizing was causing the roofline to be dominated by rooflights. Since rooflights provide 20% more light than dormer windows, the size of the rooflight can be scaled down; sensitive positioning is also very important. The Rooflight Company is the only rooflight provider to offer 8 small and narrow rooflights in the standard range. An alternative to replicating the cast-iron rooflight in historic buildings is to take an ‘intervention’ approach using an appropriate modern design. This was the approach of Salisbury District Council for a Listed oak frame barn near Salisbury. As the barn was adjacent to the main road and the roofline was highly visible, the Planning Department took the view that the profile would be visually much less obtrusive if set flush with the slate roof using the frameless edge-to edge design of the neo®rooflight from the Rooflight Company. Here they are shown presenting a virtually frameless sheet of glass flush to the surrounding slate roof. To find out more on the Conservation Rooflight® and the neo® rooflight, go to www.therooflightcompany.co.uk or contact the Rooflight Company on 01993 833108 Flushness Size Matters Case Study The Innovators in Rooflighting Original cast-iron rooflights were always flush with the roof and had slim profiles. the Conservation Rooflight® from the Rooflight Company sits flush in the roof of this National Trust property in Cornwall. Some mass-produced ‘conservation-style’ rooflights stand well above the level of the roof. The Rooflight Company offers narrow and small Conservation Rooflights® in 8 different sizes. Rooflighting in the Conservation Environment The neo® rooflight appears like a sheet of glass on this Listed barn CR-5 CR-2/1 CR-10/1 CR-6 CR-7 CR-1 CR-3 CR-8 CR-9 CR-10 CR-14/2 CR-15/2 CR-11 CR-1/3 CR-13 CR-14 CR-15 E1LG E1RG E2LG E2RG ¨ Escape/Access Side Hinged Top Hinged
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