Natural light in dark passages

Dimly lit passages are often a feature of period homes that is difficult to overcome. Although tubular rooflights that let in light through the roof and reflect down a tube into the house are a great solution, their protruding dome on the roof often has planners rejecting their installation. All that might be about to change with the Sunscoop In-Line from Glidevale.

Fitting virtually flush to the roof, the Sunscoop In-Line is unobtrusive once installed. Glidevale also has a purpose-designed a Traditional version of Sunscoop In-Line, which includes a central glazing bar reminiscent of Victorian cast iron attic rooflights for conservation areas or older properties.

The roof-mounted glazing “catches” natural light, reflecting it in down silvered tubes ducted through the roofspace and ceilings, into the room below. Research undertaken by Silsoe Research Institute shows a single 250mm diameter Sunscoop with 2.5m tubing gives more than four times the amount of light of a single 60W bulb on a bright day with direct sunlight.

Manufactured using a powder coated aluminium frame with impact resistant, self-cleaning polycarbonate glazing, Sunscoop In-Line is available in a range of standard colours carefully selected to ensure minimal visual impact against the roof covering and can be colour-matched to specific requirements.

For more information visit www.glidevale.com