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Access Your Roof for Essential Maintenance Tasks
The Glazing Vision SkyHatch Rooflight is a practical and well-designed way to access your roof safely for essential maintenance while still adding a sleek, modern feature to your home or building. available in both manual and electric operation to suit your needs:
Manual SkyHatch – Uses gas struts and spring-assisted opening to make lifting easy and to keep the unit stable in the open position.
Electric SkyHatch – Opens at the touch of a wall switch, with options to connect to your Building Management System, rain sensors, and a thermostat. It can also be partially opened to provide natural ventilation.
Engineered in-house with a secure locking mechanism, the SkyHatch offers peace of mind alongside a clean, minimal design.
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Specification
Min span |
800mm |
Max span |
1500mm |
Min width |
800mm |
Max width |
2000mm |
Min area |
0.64 m2 |
Max area |
2.20 m2 |
Min upstand pitch |
5/8” : 12” |
Max upstand pitch |
2” : 12” |
Glazing Vision recommends a pitch of at least 5° for standard units.
Note that the minimum and maximum span, width and pitch are dependent on various factors, our team will be happy to advise on these. Further information on upstand requirements and product dimensions can be found on our website or by contacting our team.
Min span |
1100mm |
Max span |
1100mm |
Width |
1100mm, 1500mm or 2000mm only |
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Min upstand pitch |
3 degrees |
Max upstand pitch |
10 degrees |
Glazing Vision recommends a pitch of at least 5° for standard units.
Note that the minimum and maximum span, width and pitch are dependent on various factors, our team will be happy to advise on these. Further information on upstand requirements and product dimensions can be found on our website or by contacting our team.
Structural integrity of the SkyHatch Access Rooflight is assured through the use of finite element analysis (FEA) and testing. Further information and specific performance details can be obtained from our team.
Please contact our team if you have off-spec requirements for dimensions, glass or anything else, we’ll be happy to assist
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, the SkyHatch Rooflight is for irregular, maintenance access therefore a ladder needs to be used - Installing a staircase underneath for access will be against Building Regulations.
We offer a range of regular access rooflights; The SkyDoor Rooflight or our stylish Box Rooflights.
We offer two operations; Manual or Electric. The Manual SkyHatch is opened using two handles mounted on the lid frame, with the opening assisted by gas struts and spring assisted opening mechanisms. The Electric SkyHatch is opened using a supplied wall mounted switch, driven by two scissor linkage mechanisms, mounted on either side.
Glazing Vision provides a rain sensor as an optional extra which allows the rooflight to automatically close when rain is detected, allowing your home interior to be protected from the elements.
No, you can not order just the glass from us as we assemble the entire rooflight unit in our in house factory to ensure a high level of quality.