If you like the idea of planning an extension that s designed to maximise natural light our clever design tips and tricks are here to help ensure that your space feels as large and bright as possible covering everything from roof lanterns that raise ceiling height to contemporary slim frame windows and tips for keeping a light filled extension cool in the summer.
Word for small extension of a roof.
The colour and material of the roof complement the structural integrity of a building.
Another word for roof.
Moreover the costs of a flat roof extension today are typically lower than for a pitched roof.
That s useful if you re expanding the top floor of your home because a dormer effectively raises the ceiling where you otherwise have low eaves.
The pitch of the extension s roof complements the original building creating a sense of harmony between the two elements.
Replace solid roofing with a length of glass to exaggerate the extension s size.
A dormer usually of small size whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal at either end.
Flat roof extensions to victorian home.
While the extension features a modern steel structure and a large amount of glazing the roof features stone slates to provide a sympathetic nod to the original cottage.
A dormer is a small gable roof that projects at a 90 degree angle from the main roof usually to house one or more windows.
Applying flat roof extension design ideas.
Poorly constructed roofs endanger the people living in a building so you need to make the roof compatible to the rest of the building in a well engineered style.
A long length of glass or a series of rooflights ideally leading the eye towards a window at the far end of your small extension will help exaggerate not just its length but the ceiling height too.