
Swansea gets its share of grey, wet afternoons, and those are the days a rooflight is really judged. In dry weather, almost any glass in a roof looks fine. Rain asks four questions of it: whether water leaves the glass quickly, whether the room underneath stays dry, whether a downpour stays bearable to sit under, and whether the pane stays clear enough to see the sky.
Each product answers those questions in its own way. A lantern sends water down its glazed faces onto the flat roof. A flat glass rooflight depends on the slope of its kerb. A roof window shares the drainage of the slope it sits in, and a sun tunnel's dome is weathered into the roof like a small window of its own.
Before anything is chosen, we come out for a free survey of the roof and the room, and then send a fixed written quote. You can book the survey from any page.
Four wet-day questions
Where does the water go?
Every rooflight needs water to leave it. Glass with slope sheds rain as it falls. Glass set nearly level relies on a fall built into its kerb, and a lantern relies on the flat roof around its upstand.
Does the room stay dry?
Drips inside are usually condensation, the room's own moisture meeting the coldest surface it can find. Warmer glass and a room that can breathe both cut it down.
How does a downpour sound?
Glass passes the sound of a shower into a room more directly than tiles or felt do. The glazing and the build-up around the frame shape how much of it reaches you.
Can you still see the sky?
Grit and green film build up on glass that holds water. A fall, a self-cleaning or easy-to-clean coating, and a position you can reach keep the view.







