This Velux Manual Opening Skylight provides energy savings and greatly improves light, airflow and ventilation, while minimising, condensation and mould making it ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, and laundries*. It comes with high-performance glazing as standard and the pre-installed skylight insect screen adds the extra benefit of keeping mosquitoes and flies out all year round. Another great benefit is that this Velux pitched roof skylight provides 80% heat block to ensure any heat entering the premises is kept to a minimum.
When it comes to opening it up, you have a choice between a winder handle and a rod. If the pitched roof skylight is out of reach, the rod will be supplied as the winder handle is too short to reach the ceiling. This Velux roof window manually opens up to a maximimum of 30cms.
This particular Velux roof window is designed for pitched roofs, not flat roofs. It can only be installed vertically on roof pitches between 15 and 90 degrees, it cannot be installed horizontally. If the pitch is less than 15 to 90 degrees, then the Velux VCM skylight for flat roofs is the best alternative. The degree of roof pitch is of utmost importance because the rainwater needs to have enough of a slope available to drain off the manual venting skylight and flashing, and not pool on top of it.
And, if you wish to have new Velux roof windows installed horizontally instead of vertically, then your best option is the S01 FS Velux Fixed Roof Window.