Located on the roof, skylights are designed to allow natural light inside rooms and they also provide ventilation. They are designed for both-reach and out-of-reach applications and can transform any room to be the best room in the house. One of the advantages of installing skylights is that they will easily integrate into your ceiling and roof construction. Introducing more natural light into your home from one or more roof openings will make your rooms feel more spacious, expansive and more beautiful. The increase in natural light can help decrease your overall energy costs.

Allowing natural light and air into a room or a building aids in the exchange of hot and cold air by releasing the hot air that usually accumulates near the ceiling. There are three types of Skylights: ventilating (roof windows), tubular and fixed and these come in different shapes and foams including pyramid, arched flat and domed.

Ventilating Skylights

A ventilating skylight provides ventilation in rooms that may not be well ventilated as it usually opens outward at the bottom. The openings can be done manually with a pole, crank or chain.

Fixed Skylights

These are the most basic type as they cannot be opened like ventilating ones. They are perfect for lighting up hallways, stairways and other closed in places. Another advantage they have is that they do not require any electrical work or operating tools.

Tubular Skylights

Tubular skylights are an alternative if you find the ventilating type too big for your room. They come in a range of tube diameters and these may range from 10 inches to 21 inches.

Whether you choose ventilated, fixed, or tubular skylights, Tropical Aluminium & Glass Industries are the top contractors in Tanzania with a team of experts to do a site survey, give initial advise and also install the skylights for you.