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    WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH... Sunpipes

    Oct 24, 2019 2 minutes
    by Mark Brinkley

    Because of the restricted, compact floor layout of my latest self-build, our architect specified a couple of sunpipes, also known as solar tubes or tubular skylights. One was at the head of the staircase and the other in a small upstairs cloakroom, both without windows.

    Sunpipes are essentially very small roof windows

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