Thermally Broken – The BIG Question

Thermal breaks are your skylights built-in defence against cold-bridging. They form an integral part of the skylight frame, isolating the joint between internal and external faces.

This is required because the aluminium, that most skylights are manufactured from, transmits heat/cold very efficiently. If the external temperature controls the skylight frame it not only creates a skylight that would be a big heat loss area for your house, it also opens up the possibility of major condensation issues

At Sunsquare we are proud to design and manufacture a full range of truly thermally broken skylights.

Now you may ask what “Truly thermally broken” means…

Many companies in the skylight and fenestration market will make various claims on thermal performance, mostly based on the thermal breaks incorporated into their designs. Some of these claims will be correct, but please do consider that some claims are made to promote only the sale.

For a product to be truly thermally broken to today’s standards you should expect to see polyamide sections dividing all materials that sit across the internal to external parts of your building. This is the only effective way of maintaining insulation and, therefore, the climatic control of your building.

At Sunsquare we look at thermal breaks as all or nothing… We only offer ALL.