Roof Lantern Upstand Detail

Components to be supplied by just roof lanterns.

Roof lantern upstand detail. Roof lantern cill plate. The job of an upstand sometimes referred to as a kerb is to lift the glass element of your rooflight off of the roof s surface and is required by building regulations for safety and weathering reasons. Materials and works to be carried out by others. Aluminium glass end closure.

Optional inner timber cill 7. Should i make my own upstand. Materials and works to be carried out by others. This kerb is called an upstand the outside face of which allows the flat roofs external surfacing to lap up and form a weather tight junction.

Traditional lantern upstand detail how to do the timber to timber up stand set out the timbers on the flat roof leaving a hole where the roof lantern will be fitted and allowing enough room for spotlights if required. The upstand must be at least 150mm in height and should a minimum pitch of at least 3 degrees. For every roof lantern we supply we will provide a plan and section drawing detailing the correct measurements for the builder to work to. 100mm wide upstand frame constructed from 100mm x 50mm timber.

Aluminium roof lantern cill plate. Components to be supplied by just roof lanterns. Screw a timber down around the hole approx 100mm high and 70 mm wide making sure the size of the hole does not change. Timber packer requirement depends upon kerb width.

Obviously written communication with drawings plan and section is absolutely essential in order to ensure good detailing between our roof lanterns and the builder s supporting kerb upstand.