Depending on the circumstances such as roof pitch interior light shaft depth and shape and weather installations can take between half a day and three days.
Fitting velux roof lights.
Or read our 12 steps below for help fitting a velux window from roof opening to vapour barrier.
Tape measure pencil ladder hammer screwdriver knife pincers panel saw staple angle grinder safety goggles.
The usual skylight size is 450 x 550mm and can be installed in roofs between 15 and 70 degrees from the horizontal.
Roof window fixed into roof.
It is wood framed clad in aluminum double glazed to the same specification as the roof windows top hung with a 3 position latch and all flashing s are included with full fitting instructions.
Several of these tools can be purchased from our sister website roofinglines.
This is a video showing the fitting of a velux roof window with instructions.
12 steps to fitting a new velux window.