Knowing how to choose a quality retractable glass roof can save you from years of maintenance headaches, mechanical failures, and water damage. Whether you are a homeowner planning an atrium conversion in the Bay Area or an architect specifying an operable roof for a...
What Is a Retractable Roof (and How Is It Different from a Skylight)? The first distinction worth making: a retractable roof is not a skylight. A fixed skylight is a glazed opening in a roof that admits light and does not move. A retractable roof is a motorized...
Rollamatic Roofs, Inc. has installed more than 1,500 retractable roof systems in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1958. That’s not a marketing number. It’s a fact about where we live and where we work. Our headquarters is in Rodeo, CA, 25 miles northeast...
If you own an Eichler home and you’re researching what a retractable roof costs for your atrium, you’ve probably already found the Eichler Network forums. You’ve seen the numbers: $40K, $70K, $90K. You’re wondering why the range is so wide....
The work to specify a retractable roof system can be much more complicated than specifying a door or a window. It sits at the intersection of structure, mechanical engineering, weatherproofing, and daylighting — and it carries weight, literally and figuratively, on...
