Velux windows fitted today

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Since buying the house its always annoyed me that the loft conversion done a few years back didnt include any front facing windows so had them done today! Well chuffed with the result.

The plan



Big Hole!



All fitted



Just need to plaster and redecorate now

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Simpo Two said:

And earplugs for when it rains

Yep!

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bobtail4x4 said:

did they NEED to remove all the rafters?

Yep. Rafters were 600 centres, windows are 780mm wide.

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Little Lofty said:

Trimmed out by the roofer not a joiner obviously

The small boxing at the top is a steel and the wall at the bottom is structural for the bottom half of the roof so the windows are only supporting themselves between two solid elements - the removed tiles were a lot more in weight than the windows too. There isn't another pitched side of the roof sitting on the steel either its a dormer. Think they will be ok but it'll be down to whatever building control says so we will see next week.

e8_pack said:

What did they cost you? Any reason you didn't go for a dormer? Looks like it could have benefitted

The windows were £1600 including flashings and integral blinds. Labour was two guys for a day plus timber. The whole back is a full width dormer already - not allowed to do it on the front (road facing) elevation. Should be around £2250 once plastered in.

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groucho said:

I would have used the dual flashing kits with that configuration. It would save putting tiles/slates between the windows. They look too far apart for this.

Edited by groucho on Sunday 31st May 08:57

Yep live and learn. The flashing's are about 50mm away from each other between each window and as you quite rightly say there is an annoying sliver of tile! I thought they would be far enough apart for a whole tile but didn't work in reality but i should have gotten a triple flashing kit.

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Spare tyre said:

What's behind that little door

Looks good

Just some eaves storage behind the little hatch.