VRS Pyramids




Construction:

Constructed using 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 VRS roof glazing panels per face, the VITRAL VRS rooflight is a double glazed roof system that can incorporate a wide range of glass specifications.  Panels secured at the top to the hip profiles with hinges and at the base to the cill with brackets.
The hip profiles transfer the forces from the 4 faces onto the cill to make the pyramid self-supporting.

Measurements and Pitches:

  • Slope, glass roof  25° - 60°
  • Panel sizes, see 2.4.08
  • Angle with roof footing, in the horizontal plane, must be 90°
  • The roof pitch must be the same, on all four sides
  • Panel width, must be the same on either side of the hip

 

Top-hung outward opening:

  • Opening angle up to 45°
  • Always  placed between to fixed panels and
    the surface need an unequal no. of panels. 

 

Bottom-hung outward opening:

  • Opening angle up to 45°
  • Always  placed between to fixed panels with a horizontal top frame and the surface need an unequal no. of panels
  • Module measurements 450 - 1200mm

 

VRS Small pyramids
Construction:

Constructed using VRS roof glazing panels the VITRAL double pitch rooflight is ‘self-supporting’ double glazed roof system that can incorporate a wide range of glass specifications.  Flashing above cill level, are supplied by VITRAL in stainless steel.
Each face are composed of one triangular panel, secured at the top with an apex bracket and at the base onto a shaped cill.
The apex bracket transfers the forces between the 4 glass faces down to the cill to make the pyramid self-supporting.

Measurements and Pitches:

  • Slope, glass roof  30°, 45°,  or 60°
  • Panel width up to 1600 mm.
  • Panel sizes, see 2.4.08

 

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