How Do You Clean A Roof Lantern

Cleaning doesn t just mean the windows themselves.

How do you clean a roof lantern.

Self cleaning glass for flat roof rooflights. 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. As with most glass products the lantern will need to be cleaned from time to time.

How do you clean a roof lantern. Keeping your glass clean on a lantern roof. 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. Sponsored by made for trade.

Roof lanterns can be up to 20 sqm. The last thing you want to do is trip and fall. Katpod lantern roofs can be supplied with self cleaning glass. Make sure that when you re cleaning your roof lantern that you take extra care.

Because professionals can reach the parts that others can t. So keeping rooflights clean is a common concern. We can apply an easy clean coating on the glass in the factory if really necessary but we wouldn t do this as standard. Easy clean glass as standard.

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. Rooflights can be more at risk of dirt from bird droppings tree sap vehicle pollution and rainwater. Cleaning your lantern roof. The glass on a lantern is more sloped which over time will mean that rain will clean and remove dust better.

They typically follow a square or rectangular shape although bespoke creations in different shapes are available if your budget will stretch to that. The roof maker guide august 23 2017. Not seeing any signs of deterioration doesn t necessarily mean everything s ok. If possible clean the window whilst someone else is there to guide you in both cleaning and positioning yourself.

Posted 17th february 2016 by chris powell.