Fitting two Velux windows

[mcluma]

Fitting a Velux window is normally not a hard job, but it is if you have to do a lot of repair to the original roof to get it right.

Originally (from new in 1900) there had been a steel window been fitted, which had been replaced by an idiot in the 1970/80 with a Velux window, which had been done in very poor way. There had been no leaks but the structure of the roof had not been supported enough to stop a considerable sagging.

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They had cut out 1 roof truss which they had not compensated by strengthen up either side of the window.

The roof trusses in the house with a dimension of 2 by 4 are not really over specified as they are.

So the first thing I needed to do was to build a proper knee wall to take some of the weight of the roof. Then I worked out where I wanted the new windows to be.

Doubled up the existing roof trusses (glue and bolts) but had to lift the roof with a hydraulic jack to get the 2” flex out of it. (It goes a lot easier without the weight of the tiles)

Repaired the trusses they had cut out for the old window. Trimmed out for the new Velux and place the new Velux.


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Put the flashing on and cut a lot of tiles – I mean a lot of tiles.

The result is a lot of light

The Velux windows we have chosen are the ones that you can also use as an emergency exit. They can open as a normal velux (centre pivot) but also open completely at the top (top hung) to create a perfect escape route


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Thanks for looking

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[pingcrosby]

Hi

Can I ask a daft question..

In the first few pics there is a large horizontal beam - in later pictures it seems to be missing. Was this beam structural or just for "show" ?

Thanks

[mikew1972]

It was structural. If you look at the other photos you will see he has built a supporting framework to replace the beam between the place where the beam was and the floor.