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Velux Windows ...Is room colder at night?

  • 15-02-2013 4:15pm
    #1
    Fingers Mcginty
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    Howdy folks :D
    I have a large NE facing dormer room that's always cold. Today the sun was shining and the southerly facing bedrooms were lovely but dormer room was dark and cold. Was thinking about a velux on the south side of the dormer bedroom to let in more light and hopefully warm up the room. Will this have a negative effect at night though? Would I be losing much heat through the velux?


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  • #2
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭homer911


    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    Howdy folks :D
    I have a large NE facing dormer room that's always cold. Today the sun was shining and the southerly facing bedrooms were lovely but dormer room was dark and cold. Was thinking about a velux on the south side of the dormer bedroom to let in more light and hopefully warm up the room. Will this have a negative effect at night though? Would I be losing much heat through the velux?

    You can get thermal blinds, which would help - something like this
    http://www.thermalblinds.ie/


  • #3
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Buy yourself a set of Velux solar powered blackout blinds

    They really are a great blind and are fully thermal and blackout too.I have them on my large GU-S06 sized Velux windows,and they are fantastic.:)

    20 seconds from fully closed to fully opened.


  • #4
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    nice one ...How much they set you back Paddy?


  • #5
    Johny 8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Johny 8


    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    nice one ...How much they set you back Paddy?

    Velux come in triple glazed options. Ill check u value tomorrow if u want?


  • #6
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    nice one ...How much they set you back Paddy?


    I bought 4 of them and some oher bits and bobs and all in it was 750 euro...as far as as I can remember.

    Bought from a builders providers last year.


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  • #7
    paddy147
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    Johny 8 wrote: »
    Velux come in triple glazed options. Ill check u value tomorrow if u want?


    Voila.......exact U-Values for all Velux glass panes.


    http://www.velux.ie/private/products/velux_roof_windows/panes



    http://www.velux.ie/en-IE/Documents/Technical%20data%20sheets%20(Ireland)/28.01.2013/Glazing%20opions%20update.pdf



    Ours has the 60 pane in them,builder never told us about the triple glazed option at the time.


    But the solar powered blackout blinds more than makes up for that.


  • #8
    CarrickMcJoe
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    Dam, Paddy wheres the woman, I see her steps are there :D

    Probably making the tea , did a great job putting up the blinds too.


  • #9
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    CarrickMcJoe wrote: »
    Dam, Paddy wheres the woman, I see her steps are there :D

    Probably making the tea , did a great job putting up the blinds too.


    Thanks.:)


  • #10
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    One last question. The room in which the velux would be going has a flat ceiling. Would this negate things in any way? *looks for camera*


  • #11
    homer911
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    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    One last question. The room in which the velux would be going has a flat ceiling. Would this negate things in any way? *looks for camera*

    That would depend more on your insulation, presumably you would then have a tunnel up to the Velux, and the tunnel would have to be well insulated. Either way, heat will always move to the highest spot..


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