There are two types of flat roof.
Flat roof atrium.
The reason to use a flat roof rather than a pitched one is largely aesthetic.
As opposed to old built up felt roofing with joins new single ply waterproof membranes are now most commonly used.
The keylite flat roof apex system frx creates a sophisticated atrium style roof window capable of adding function and style to living spaces under flat roofs.
Atrium roof glazing consists of multiple rows of ridgelights or longlights supported only by structural beams forming large glazed areas of identical looking venting and fixed units.
Designing your building with atrium will help you benefit from all the functionalities offered by velux modular.
A combination of a wooden flat roof structure with aluminium beams under the dome.
Just enough slope to drain water but also flat enough to be a problem if not constructed properly.
Of course flat roofs are not flat but have a very slight roof pitch of between 1 4 to 1 2 per foot.
In an aluminium or hybrid structure.
Flat roof apex system.
The advent of glazing has helped to make atriums more popular and they have become a thoroughly modern architectural feature that is often included in the original design of a building or one that can be easily added to an existing flat roof.
On the other hand a neighbor of mine here in willow glen with a peaked roof atrium paid 25k for her sliding rollamatic atrium cover a couple of years ago.
I recently visited with another eichler owner in sunnyvale who said a neighbor with a flat roof atrium model had installed a sliding atrium cover for about 12 14k.
As the single ply roofing association spra points out this type of flat roofing is strong durable completely sealed and usually lasts at least 25 30 years.
If your home s design is modular more a collection of boxes or right angled shapes giving it a flat roof keeps a consistent eye.
A new alternative from velux for flat roofs if you are looking to add a real wow factor to a room then be creative with a flat roof by installing a combination of our centre pivot roof windows to create an atrium effect.
Also called residence extension.
Flat roofs with or without domes.
The veranda of the future.
Transform your flat roof with an atrium.
Nevertheless since the early twentieth century flat roofs have been used more and more in large buildings and some domestic settings.
Residence extension a unique concept for real flat roofs.
The results of creating such an atrium solution are astounding with the room being flooded with natural daylight.
