When choosing a rooflight for your next residential or commercial project, you’ll be presented with two options; glass or polycarbonate? To help you decide, we’ve put together their key benefits and differences between the two.
Polycarbonate rooflights
Benefits of polycarbonate rooflights
Polycarbonate is a type of plastic that can be easily moulded, therefore its often used in the construction industry. Featuring 4 main benefits;
- Budget friendly
- Strong and durable
- Lots of natural light
- Thermally efficient
Purely because they’re cheaper to make, polycarbonate rooflights are an inexpensive option for those on a budget. Polycarbonate rooflights undergo rigorous testing and are practically unbreakable – even when broken, they will not shatter. The polycarbonate rooflights feature a dome shape, which helps capture as much natural light as possible. Triple, sometimes quad layer polycarbonate is available to boost thermal performance, therefore making your rooflight environmentally friendly.
Flat glass rooflights
Benefits of flat glass rooflights
The glass featured in our rooflights is strong and versatile, with various options available to meet the requirements of your project.
Featuring 4 main benefits;
- Appearance
- Condensation resistance
- Additional thermal performance
- Noise reduction
The glass will allow for plenty of natural light, adding architecturally stunning daylight into your living space. Our glass rooflights minimise the risk of condensation. We can manufacture our glass rooflights to suit your specific requirements, allowing for additional thermal performance. By standard, our glass rooflights will offer good noise reduction qualities however, we’re able to improve acoustic performance even further if necessary.
Your decision
Inexpensive, budget-friendly daylighting solution. (Polycarbonate)
Modern, architecturally stunning rooflights with optional better performance. (Flat Glass)


