Roof lantern windows are a popular addition to new kitchen extensions as they bring in natural light, provide a unique architectural feature and make a kitchen feel more modern and sophisticated. However, with the benefit of added natural light comes associated drawbacks including extreme temperature fluctuations during the different seasons, unwanted glare at certain times of the day and noise transmission. Luckily there is a solution! Self-fit roof lantern blinds can help you control your internal environment allowing you to get the best of both worlds. Allowing you to enjoy the extra light coming through the glass without feeling uncomfortable with the glare and internal temperature fluctuations.
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Self-Fit Roof Blinds for the Kitchen
The Benefits of Roof Lantern Windows in the Kitchen:
Natural Light: Roof lantern windows allow an abundance of natural light into your kitchen, creating a bright and airy space that can enhance your mood and make it easier to see what you’re doing.
Ventilation: Roof lantern windows (that have an opener) can also provide ventilation, allowing fresh air to circulate through your kitchen and reducing the likelihood of condensation and dampness.
Aesthetic Appeal: A roof lantern window can be an attractive addition to your kitchen, creating a striking focal point that can enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of your space.
Energy Efficiency: Having huge glass windows in the kitchen will inevitably reduce the amount of artificial lighting needed during the day in your kitchen.
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Drawbacks of Roof Lantern Windows in the Kitchen:
Heat Gain: in the summer
Heat loss: in the winter
Glare:It can be very uncomfortable cooking and relaxing when you have glare in your eyes
Lack of Privacy: If your kitchen is overlooked by neighbouring properties, a roof lantern window may compromise your privacy, making it more difficult to relax and enjoy your space.
Noise: some glass types can be very noisy when rain hits them and also you may hear the neighbours or outside noises in the neighbourhood
Self-Fit Roof Lantern Blinds
Self-fit electric roof lantern blinds are an easy and convenient way to control the amount of light and heat that enters your kitchen. They are installed under the glass and screwed into the walls in the atrium beneath the glass. Electric roof lantern blinds are available battery solar powered (which is great if you forgot to instal power in your upstands during the extension) or mains powered. They can be controlled by a remote control or wall switch. Electric roof lantern blinds can be an effective solution to some of the drawbacks of roof lantern windows in the kitchen. Here are some of the ways in which they can help:
The Benefits of Electric Roof Lantern Blinds
Light Control:
Glare: Electric roof lantern blinds provide an easy and convenient way to control the amount of light that enters your kitchen. If you opt for antiglare fabric you can still enjoy all the benefits of your blinds whilst preserving the light that enters the kitchen. We always recommend antiglare fabric for kitchens because we feel that covering up your window with a blackout blind is a shame as although you will receive all the thermal benefits but you will miss out on the well-being benefits of natural light in the home.
Fading furniture: Our roof blinds prevent furniture fading by blocking the harmful UV rays that can come through your windows when blinds are open.
Temperature control:
Heat: Electric roof lantern blinds can help regulate the temperature in your kitchen by blocking out the sun’s heat during the summer months. Make sure you close your blinds before the room warms up.
Cold: Heat rises. So roof lantern windows are a big culprit when it comes to heat loss during the winter. If you keep your blinds closed during the winter then the heat stays within your home and does not leave through your glass roof. Instead, the warm air hits the fabric of the blind and drops down into your room providing you with a constant circulation of warm air .
Energy Control:
Heating and Air-conditioning: Self-fit roof lantern blinds can help improve your home’s energy efficiency by reducing the amount of heat that enters the space during the summer, and reducing the amount of heat that leaves the window during the winter. Therefore reducing the amount of heating you need to put on in the winter and air conditioning you may need in the summer.
Lighting: Also having huge glass windows in the kitchen will inevitably reduce the amount of artificial lighting needed during the day in your kitchen.
Privacy: If you are overlooked by the upstairs of your own house, or worse by the neighbours, then drawing your roof lantern blind is the answer.
Which Self Fit Roof lantern blind should I choose?
We have several options which are mainly determined by the size of your roof window, your budget and also your aesthetic preferences.
For more info on which roof lantern blinds are best or which blinds to choose check out the site, drop us an email at team@skylight-blinds-direct.co.uk or give us a ring on 0800 008 6293.
