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| When you install rooflights, you’re adding a host of benefits to your home. Rooflights can be installed in tight spaces where traditional windows cannot, they flood rooms with natural light and can be tailored to fitted in any home, in a wide variety of styles too.
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| Double glazing is the practice of using two panes of glazing within your home’s windows as opposed to one.
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