Roof Lantern Upstand Detail

Aluminium glass end closure.

Roof lantern upstand detail.

Obviously written communication with drawings plan and section is absolutely essential in order to ensure good detailing between our roof lanterns and the builder s supporting kerb upstand. Materials and works to be carried out by others. Download technical drawings of our roof lanterns. Components to be supplied by just roof lanterns.

Traditional lantern upstand detail how to do the timber to timber up stand set out the timbers on the flat roof leaving a hole where the roof lantern will be fitted and allowing enough room for spotlights if required. The job of an upstand sometimes referred to as a kerb is to lift the glass element of your rooflight off of the roof s surface and is required by building regulations for safety and weathering reasons. Optional inner timber cill 7. Timber packer requirement depends upon kerb width.

For every roof lantern we supply we will provide a plan and section drawing detailing the correct measurements for the builder to work to. 100mm wide upstand frame constructed from 100mm x 50mm timber. All our roof lanterns shown on this website are designed to be fixed onto a kerb like detail which rises proud of the supporting flat roof assembly precisely at the open edge of the lantern aperture. This kerb is called an upstand the outside face of which allows the flat roofs external surfacing to lap up and form a weather tight junction.

Unit 8 rye harbour industrial estate rye harbour road rye east sussex tn31 7te. Aluminium roof lantern cill plate. Screw a timber down around the hole approx 100mm high and 70 mm wide making sure the size of the hole does not change. Materials and works to be carried out by others.

Components to be supplied by just roof lanterns.