On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:07:53 +0100, "dennis@home"
wrote:



"T i m" wrote in message
.. .

Or you could just buy a few of these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223916

Yeah, that might even work if I had some translucent roofing panels on
this garage (and something I'm also considering). ;-)

Oh, I forget that most workshop/garages aren't translucent. My workshop roof
is entirely translucent.

As was my previous one and it had pros and cons:

Pros:
You needed less (if any) artificial light to be able to move around in
there during the day.

Cons:
I think any 'durable' translucent panel is more expensive than the
equiv corrugated cement fibre jobbies.

It was hotter in there in the summer.

I don't think it was fireproof (and that may have been a requirement
of the regs or summat).

It shines like a beacon at night . ;-)



I might be tempted to replace a couple of the panels (on one face of
the pitched roof) with decent translucent (3" pitch) panels though as
that would at least save the need for light down there during the day
(it's like a black hole in there atm).

Cheers, T i m