Glass Skylights
Surespan Inc are a leading manufacturer of glazed rooftop access solutions. Glass hatches, skylights and boxed skylights can all be custom made to any size.
Our thermally broken and insulated glass hatches can be custom made to any size. Available as both glass sliding and hinged. Powered and manual opening options are available. Glass skylights can be tailored to suit your site requirements even offering triple glazed, walk on glass skylights and even modular units which can be of unlimited length!
As a leading manufacturer, glass hatches are thermally broken, weatherproof and insulated for high performance.
Check out our range of insulated top roof hatches
Sliding Glass Hatch
A Porsche Showroom utilised their roof space via sliding glass over fixed skylight. This unique design provides maximum daylight while allowing part access.
Glazed with Vertical Door
A custom access hatch with integrated vertical door. Allows easy access up to a roof with out stepping over the skylight.
Glazed Access
Glazed Skylights can be fixed, ventilated or access. Perfect for roof top access or room ventilation.
Modular Skylights
Have you ever needed a skylight of unlimited length? Probably not but we can make these to any size!
Sliding Glass Skylight
Great Portland Street in London utilised 2 massive sliding glass skylights combined with a large fixed unit in between. The result was maximum daylight with the option for ventilation.
Glass Hatch - Vertical Door
A luxury condo development with roof terrace access through our glass hatch. Vertical doors to allow easier access.
Specification
Our Glazed Hatches can be manufactured to suit your project requirements, find a brief specification below.
| GLASS: | 35.5mm sealed double glazed unit will comprise Pilkington 6mm toughened K polished all round outer pane, 20mm warm edge silver spacer bar argon filled, pilkington 9.5mm toughened and laminated inner pane. |
| COVER: | Fully thermally broken manufactured with 2” insulation sandwiched within the aluminim frame and curb. |
| CURB: | Thermally broken and featuring 2” insulation as standard. Curb is 12” high with pre-drilled mounting flange. |
| SEALS: | Glazed hatch features double EPDM Seals. |
| OPERATION: | Electric opening is recommended for larger sizes, this can be switch operated. Manual gas spring assisted on sizes smaller than 48” x 48” |
| FINISH: | Mill finish aluminum, polyester powder coating optional extra. |
| SAFETY: | Various safety options can be specified depending on access requirements including walk on glass, and mounted hand rails. |
- Custom made to order
- Any size, no limits!
- Thermally Broken Frame
- Double Glazed as standard
- Designed to suit
- Roof Access Skylights
- Roofdeck Skylights
- Glass sliding hatch
- Walk on glass
- Boxed Glazed
| THERMAL: | 2″ Insulation and thermally broken design |
| MATERIAL: | Aluminum with 2″ insulation |
| GLASS: | 35.5mm sealed double glazed unit will comprise Pilkington 6mm toughened K polished all round outer pane, 20mm warm edge silver spacer bar argon filled, pikington 9.5mm toughened and laminated inner pane. This sealed glazed unit has a vertical centre pane U-Value of 1.5 W/m²K. |
| DESIGN: | Frameless glass rooflights allows water run off while finsihed off with a black glazing border for a high quality finish. |
Product Downloads
Glazed Hatches product downloads including data sheets, drawings and BIM models.
Drawings (PDF)
Sizes for reference only. Made to order.
BIM Models
- Coming Soon
FAQ
Most frequent questions our customers ask.
Yes! We can custom make glass skylight hatches to suit any size. They can be manufactured as opening or fixed. We don’t carry any standard sizes in glass so they are all custom made.
We can offer automatic opening hatches at any size. This can be operated by a key switch or push button and are ideal for large sizes.
Yes, there a couple of ways we can offer this. Walk on glass is a triple layer laminated toughened glass which can be utilized in our upstand frame where the decking is built up around the hatch or we can offer our Floor access hatch with a glass infill which sits within a rebate in your floor. They can be both internal and external.
We can manufacture your skylight to suit including boxed glazed versions with glass upstands. Vertical end doors are also a popular choice which provides the skylight with a vertical door at one end allowing easy access onto a roof terrace.
All our hatches are made to order but our helpful sales team are happy to guide you through the specification process to ensure all requirements are met.
Sealed double glazed unit comprises 6mm toughened K polished all round outer pane, 20mm Warm Edge silver spacer Bar argon filled, Pilkington 9.5mm toughened & laminated inner pane. This sealed glazed unit has a U-Value of 1.5 W/m²K.
Featured Case Studies
Our most prestigious worldwide projects.
79&Park
Downtown Doha, Qatar
Great Portland Street
