Page 2 - Sun Tunnels

Sun Tunnels - Bringing daylight into areas where windows cannot be used. 

Sun tunnels are an effective way of adding natural daylight into windowless rooms and areas of the home which would otherwise rely solely on electricity. Commonly referred to as sun tubes and sun pipes, sun tunnels are installed into the roof of a building to transfer sunlight down through the attached reflective tube and through the glass diffuser installed in the ceiling of a room.

Sun tunnels come in two main designs- flexible and rigid tubes. Flexible sun tunnels allow greater tube manoeuvrability whereas rigid tunnels offer a more direct passage and ultimately a brighter end result.To maximise the amount of light achieved through a sun tunnel please consider the following.  Positioning of the sun tunnel in a South facing orientation will enhance the amount of natural daylight through the reflective tubes. Distance through the ceiling void will impact on the amount of daylight achieved through a sun tunnel. For futher information please read our sun tunnel guide 

Our Most Popular Sun Tunnels - The VEW 14" sun tunnel has it all, with a 3m flexible tube tube which can handle most installations and is availabe with either a slate or tile flashing kit. This product also come with a free light kit which reduces the need to add another hole in the ceiling to accommodate a light fitting. This product is suitable for room sizes form 4-10m2. 

VELUX offer two sizes of sun tunnels a 10" and 14" in a choice of flexible or rigid tubes both of which are designed for home installations. 

At Sterlingbuild we are committed to providing daylight solutions for any application and have recently added the following products to meet customers needs. 

Solatube Through Wall Sun Tunnel - For those areas that are impossible to bring light in from above. 

Powerdaylight ECO Pitched Roof Sun Tunnel - Extra Insulated daylight tubes to imporve thermal and acoustic properties - ideal for passive construction builds. 

Powerdaylight Fully Recyclable Sun Tunnel - The first product of its kind that achieves "Cradle" Status With the Powerdaylight Cradle, we are consciously concerned about the potential of reusing materials. The materials used, such as glass, are 100% recyclable and sustainable. The flat glass daylight collectors themselves were previously labelled 'Cradle to Cradle Certified™ - Bronze'.

Lucernario Walkable Light Shaft - Designed for use to provide daylight into basements and available in walkable glass.