One of the latest home design trends is using glass to allow as much natural lighting into your home as possible, and rooflights, which let in unobstructed light from the highest part of the sky are an effective solution for lighting your loft space.

Appearance. A room in a roof space can often be overlooked. Translucent glass such as Pilkington Optifloat™ Opal can be used to provide privacy as well as the light needed for the area. NSG Group offers an incredible choice of products to add style to your home.

Solar control. Reducing heat from the sun. It is important to note that angled roof lights provide a benefit in energy efficiency since they gain more from the free heat provided by the sun than vertical windows. This is particularly important in the roof area.

Windows provide a source of natural lighting for our homes. Window glass can be designed to achieve improved window performance, as well as aesthetic enhancement to any style of home. The choice of products has never been so great.

Safety & Security. Protection from accidents. When defining the type of glass to be used in your rooflight it is important to define whether the glazing is classed as regular or overhead. This can determine the specification of the glass. Ask your window supplier for advice.

Roof-lights by their very nature are often situated in difficult to reach areas so the inclusion of self-cleaning glass such as Pilkington Activ™ in the windows is ideal. It should be noted that the self-cleaning process in Pilkington Activ™ includes the use of the rain to wash away loosened dirt.

Fire protection. When designing your roof space it is very important to bear in mind means of escape in case of a fire. It may be that the Building Control Department will ask you to install fire-resistant glass in a window, in case there is the possibility that fire could endanger your neighbour's property, even if it just overlooks a garden area.

Replace your glass, Reduce your heat loss. Reduce the amount of heat lost through windows in your home by up to 75% - by installing Pilkington Insulight™ Therm units containing energy-efficient glass.

If you live near a busy road, railway line or under a flight path you might wish to use glass to reduce the noise to an acceptable level. There are various ways this can be achieved depending on the reduction required including the use of specially developed laminated glass.

It is available from window companies nationwide for all external glass areas of your home but is especially beneficial in hard to reach areas such as conservatory roofs, rooflights, inaccessible windows or just to save time and keep the large expanses of glass we love in our homes looking clean.