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froob: I think it was meant in jest, implying that while you’re approach is robust, others in the building industry are not always so!
Cheers. Unfortunately it isn't easy to convey jest and sarcasm etc in writing, without perhaps emojis 
Insanekiwi:
nofam:
We've got 3 Velux skylights in our new build (2 in the kitchen similar to your render, and one in the ensuite), and they're perfectly fine. Velux ones come with a flashing kit, and other than a bit of noise from cooling/contraction on cold nights they're doing an amazing job - can post some pics later if you want to see how they look in the flesh.
Yes please!!
This is the only semi-decent image of the kitchen/dining skylights I have, taken when we were still moving in, but they give you a sense of how much light you get. We up-sized the skylights on advice from the builder (these two are 780 x 1400, one in the ensuite is 780 x 1180), as depending on the pitch of your roof, the 'chimney' created in the gib does reduce a bit of the light, but you can see in the picture the amount of light coming straight in, and bouncing off the walls to the left. This picture was taken around 4:15pm in November, so early-morning and midday you get a heap of diffuse light.
nofam:
Insanekiwi:
nofam:
We've got 3 Velux skylights in our new build (2 in the kitchen similar to your render, and one in the ensuite), and they're perfectly fine. Velux ones come with a flashing kit, and other than a bit of noise from cooling/contraction on cold nights they're doing an amazing job - can post some pics later if you want to see how they look in the flesh.
Yes please!!
This is the only semi-decent image of the kitchen/dining skylights I have, taken when we were still moving in, but they give you a sense of how much light you get. We up-sized the skylights on advice from the builder (these two are 780 x 1400, one in the ensuite is 780 x 1180), as depending on the pitch of your roof, the 'chimney' created in the gib does reduce a bit of the light, but you can see in the picture the amount of light coming straight in, and bouncing off the walls to the left. This picture was taken around 4:15pm in November, so early-morning and midday you get a heap of diffuse light.
Despite the number of windows you have in the kitchen, the skylights make a massive difference! Well done. I am glad I am sticking to it. Our 'chimney' is about 1.5-1.6 metre high so the direct light may be even less. Our windows are facing west so should not have any large amount of direct light as the sun will be be much lower in angle. Thank you for the photo! It looks great!
Insanekiwi:
nofam:
Insanekiwi:
nofam:
We've got 3 Velux skylights in our new build (2 in the kitchen similar to your render, and one in the ensuite), and they're perfectly fine. Velux ones come with a flashing kit, and other than a bit of noise from cooling/contraction on cold nights they're doing an amazing job - can post some pics later if you want to see how they look in the flesh.
Yes please!!
This is the only semi-decent image of the kitchen/dining skylights I have, taken when we were still moving in, but they give you a sense of how much light you get. We up-sized the skylights on advice from the builder (these two are 780 x 1400, one in the ensuite is 780 x 1180), as depending on the pitch of your roof, the 'chimney' created in the gib does reduce a bit of the light, but you can see in the picture the amount of light coming straight in, and bouncing off the walls to the left. This picture was taken around 4:15pm in November, so early-morning and midday you get a heap of diffuse light.
Despite the number of windows you have in the kitchen, the skylights make a massive difference! Well done. I am glad I am sticking to it. Our 'chimney' is about 1.5-1.6 metre high so the direct light may be even less. Our windows are facing west so should not have any large amount of direct light as the sun will be be much lower in angle. Thank you for the photo! It looks great!
Yes, definitely stick to your guns - they're a great, low-cost way of getting really nice light into spaces. Any other build-related questions, just sing out - happy to brain dump all the info I have in my head, as it's useless to me now we're in!!
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