Roof lantern Nieuwegein, for homes from the growth years

Nieuwegein was formed in 1971 from Jutphaas and Vreeswijk and grew rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Many districts consist of terraced houses from that period, often with a flat-roofed extension, garage or storeroom. A roof lantern in Nieuwegein is therefore often part of a wider improvement to the home, with more light and better insulation. DagLichtDesign makes the roof lantern in Barneveld, about 55 km away. Read more about the area under roof lantern Utrecht.

Insulating and adding light in one go

A flat-roofed extension from the 1970s or 1980s often still has an old rooflight dome, or no daylight at all. If you are tackling the roof anyway for insulation or a new roof covering, you can include a mono-pitch roof lantern in one go. The installation manual describes the watertight connection to EPDM or bitumen, and thanks to the standard pitch of 8° the water runs off by itself.

HR++ double glazing is standard, with a U-value of about 1.1 W/m²K. Triple glazing is optional and comes to about 0.5 W/m²K. Which choice suits your situation is explained in triple glazing or HR++ double glazing.

• HR++ standard, U-value about 1.1 W/m²K
• Triple glazing optional, U-value about 0.5 W/m²K
• Sound reduction about 32 dB with HR++, about 36 dB with triple
• Aluminium frame in any RAL colour

Roof lantern Nieuwegein: preventing condensation

In older homes with limited ventilation, condensation often shows first on the coldest surface. A well-insulated roof lantern with a thermally broken frame is less cold on the inside than a single-skin dome, but good ventilation of the room is still needed. How that works is explained in condensation on a roof lantern.

Triple glazing helps mainly above a bedroom or on an extension facing north or west. For a south-facing living room or open kitchen, HR++ is usually more than enough.

From Vreeswijk to the newer districts

Alongside the districts from the growth years, Nieuwegein has an old village core in Vreeswijk on the Lek, with older buildings where an extension often sits against an existing wall. There a wall-abutting lean-to is the better choice. For villas and larger extensions in the area, the page on Zeist gives more guidance.

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