With their high quality and long list of features, ranging from ventilation gaps to optional automatic control, VELUX windows are top-of-the-line roof and house glazing. However, when choosing to install windows in your bedroom, you might be wondering – how much is enough?
Many people underestimate the amount of glazing they need in their bedrooms. Sunlight has a litany of positive health effects, ranging from proper vitamin D production to helping maintain hormonal circadian rhythms. Electric light simply isn’t intense enough to produce these health effects – it has to be the light of day.
It isn’t just about your physical health either. Bright sunlight helps jumpstart our day by making us more alert. It also helps us maintain levels of serotonin, one of the four “happy chemicals” in our brain. If you want to begin your day on the right side of the bed then getting some extra glazing can be a huge help.
In addition, thanks to the ventilation factor of VELUX windows, they also help bring fresh air into your room. You don’t want your room to risk smelling musty, so this can be very useful. This also reduces the risk of condensation causing rotting or mould damage in your bedroom.
How Many VELUX Windows you Need
VELUX recommends that in order for a room to have sufficient light, it needs at least the equivalent of 20% of its square floorspace as glazing space. That is to say, if a room is 25 metres squared in terms of its floor, its walls should feature at least 5 metres squared worth of glazing.
The wide variety of VELUX windows means you can achieve this 20% goal with either a few larger windows or several smaller ones, depending on what makes more sense for your room. You can even have smaller windows in lockstep thanks to VELUX’s range of flashing options. This leaves a lot of room for creativity, so long as that 20% goal is achieved.
