Posted 17th february 2016 by chris powell.
How do you clean a roof lantern.
Many people are now changing the glass on their conservatory roof or lantern roof and replacing it with self cleaning glass which saves time in cleaning the windows.
The korniche aluminium roof lantern engineered and developed by made for trade specifically with the trade and installer at the.
An annual inspection from prestige roof lanterns will go hand in hand with your own style of maintenance and regular cleaning.
Fortunately the angle of the glass tends to look after itself.
All roof maker rooflights are supplied with an easy clean glass coating.
Cleaning your lantern roof.
Because professionals can reach the parts that others can t.
Cleaning doesn t just mean the windows themselves.
Self cleaning glass for flat roof rooflights.
As with most glass products the lantern will need to be cleaned from time to time.
They typically follow a square or rectangular shape although bespoke creations in different shapes are available if your budget will stretch to that.
We can apply an easy clean coating on the glass in the factory if really necessary but we wouldn t do this as standard.
The roof maker guide august 23 2017.
Katpod lantern roofs can be supplied with self cleaning glass.
Roof lanterns can be up to 20 sqm.
So keeping rooflights clean is a common concern.
The glass on a lantern is more sloped which over time will mean that rain will clean and remove dust better.
If possible clean the window whilst someone else is there to guide you in both cleaning and positioning yourself.
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Keeping your glass clean on a lantern roof.
The problem with self cleaning glass is that a minimum pitch of 30 degrees is recommended by the manufacturers in order for it to be effective so this type of technology is not ideally suited to flat roof applications where a pitch of 3 5 degrees is far more common.
How do you clean a roof lantern.
Easy clean glass as standard.
Not seeing any signs of deterioration doesn t necessarily mean everything s ok.
The last thing you want to do is trip and fall.