The greatest enemy to a house is darkness. It simply rids it of the desired homey appearance. Dark rooms tend to be more squeezed and more often will not bring out the natural beauty of the materials that are in that house. Introducing roof lanterns is a great way of making your room to have more natural light, look more spacious and brighter. The wood and fabrics materials that are used to decorate the house will also bring out their true intended colour. Lanterns prove to have a limitless amount of importance to a house. They can be placed on the stairwell, kitchen extensions, and even garden room as long as they are focusing the light on your area of concern. The lanterns can be flat or fixed pyramids. The choice is yours depending on your preferences.
Most people find it a necessity to have lantern roofs after they have built the whole house. This means that the lanterns have to be fixed. In such a case, you will need to purchase lanterns that are designed in such a way that the installation process brings no complications even for beginners. Most lantern roof designer should be able to take the measurements of the part of your roof to be fitted with these fantastic lighting designs, or they can tell you in advance the size of roof to leave open depending on their manufactured lantern specifications.
You will save a lot of money and also the hustle that comes with complex installation processes if you purchase special designed roof lanterns. The timber components easily slide into each other and can be fixed using a screw or a bolt. Detailed, accurate and easy to follow instruction manuals normally come with such lanterns making the whole fixing process easier.
In case you do not want to spend more than you have budgeted for on roof lanterns, since building projects are famous for overstretching the budgets, it is good to go for a smaller size and standard that will not make dents in your pocket, at the same time do not compromise on quality. The lanterns can be flat or pitched. The pitched lanterns are a little more expensive than the flat lanterns and they need to be done more accurately so that the internal aesthetic is maintained. The framework should be minimal to allow maximum daylight into the house. The pitched lanterns have a great feature; they can be customized to fit user vision.
Last, but not least, you will need to take into consideration the material that should be used. For instance, how much you want? You have a wider range to choose from, painted hardwood/softwood, PVC, aluminium, zinc, copper or even stainless steel. If you do not trust your judgment, it is advisable to ask advice from the builder. He may have more experience that can help you choose great material. It is wiser to give your thoughts to the architect of the house prior to him or her sketching it out. This will make both the positioning and the aesthetic value well aligned with your needs.
