Sunlight in an internal en-suite - Solartubes?

[Mudball]

We have a small en-suite downstairs.. about 2m x 1.5m (maybe smaller). It used to have a small window which opened into the gap between the house and the garage. Great to have come sunlight there

Due to some unplanned changes, we now had to extend the garage roof to the house. Which mean that the bathroom window is now inside a dark garage. We have gone from a well lit bathroom to a dark internal one.

We now need to create some form of mechanism for venting it (easily done with an extractor) and we need to bring some light into the room. The garage roof is a flat roof and is about 3 feet above the current window.

Any suggestions?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Sun tunnels seem to work pretty well for internal spaces - just look like a ceiling light. We considered have one for our upstairs landing when planning work that would have meant loss of the existing window.Dont know if having it on a flat roof has any issues…can’t imagine it would but not an expert.

 

[Hobbit]

We have solar tubes in the en-suite and main bathroom. Looks like a domed magnifying lens at the top of the tube. The light level is stunningly good. We often accidentally switch the light on as we leave the bathroom, thinking it’s already on. The tube itself looks a lot like stainless steel - super shiny.

 

[Fade and Die]

We have one of these installed in an internal staircase up to the loft...

Sun tunnels & light tubes - See the original VELUX products

A sun tunnel is a quick and cost-effective way to let in daylight through your roof. Click and see how to brighten up dark rooms with no potential for windows.

www.velux.co.uk

Fantastic thing, highly recomended.

 

[Mudball]

We have one of these installed in an internal staircase up to the loft...

Sun tunnels & light tubes - See the original VELUX products

A sun tunnel is a quick and cost-effective way to let in daylight through your roof. Click and see how to brighten up dark rooms with no potential for windows.

www.velux.co.uk

Fantastic thing, highly recomended.

Does anyone have a view on costs for doing this? i will ask the builder to quote for it..