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...
A retractable restaurant roof isn’t just a weather fix. It’s a revenue decision. When your patio closes because the clouds roll in, so does your income, and in California, where outdoor dining is woven into the culture, seasonal downtime is real money...
