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How disruptive is a VELUX installation?
Something that is regularly asked of us, yet often surprises customers, is just how little impact and disruption getting a VELUX installed can have. Assuming a standard house and roof with easy access, our average installation time is typically just one day. The...

How to clean a VELUX window
One of the great things about VELUX windows is that they are quite possibly the easiest windows to clean in your entire house. You won’t need a window cleaner with a 50ft water fed pole and fancy Reach & Wash system, or even bother with ladders to climb up the...

My VELUX window won’t open
Hey reader, we see you – sat on the floor, looking up exasperatedly at your beautiful VELUX window that just won’t open. You’re slightly bedraggled and tired from trying with all your might to get the window to budge, but not with so much might that you risk damaging...

Have my VELUX windows been badly installed?
Many builders offer to install VELUX windows, but many probably shouldn't. We've replaced and repaired hundreds of VELUX windows, and the chief reason is because the windows were initially badly installed. Experiencing VELUX problems There's rarely a problem with...

Smart home automation with VELUX technology
We often say to our customers that with VELUX you often come for the windows but stay for the amazing technology and options that they have available. It’s a misnomer to think of VELUX as purely a window company – they’re about comfort and wellbeing within the home....

I can’t reach my VELUX window
In all our time repairing and replacing VELUX windows, one thing we see very regularly are windows that are too high up. We’ve visited clients who’ve moved into properties with VELUX windows and just assumed that their VELUX doesn’t even open because ‘why would...