Standard Safety Glass

With this glass it's cleaner, quieter, and safer than any skylight glass on the market today. In fact, that's why it comes standard on our Solar Powered and Electric "Fresh Air" Skylights.

Our Standard Safety Glass is made with two components that keep it cleaner than other glass:

  • Silicon dioxide makes it exceptionally smooth, allowing water to disperse evenly and evaporate quickly, greatly reducing water spotting.
  • Titanium dioxide reacts chemically with the sun's UV rays, which causes organic materials on the glass to decompose.

As for quiet and safe? CQS reduces up to 25% more of unwanted outside noise than standard double pane glass, and up to 50% more than plastic skylights. It's also made with laminated glass, keeping it safe and compliant with building codes for out-of-reach applications.

Standard Safety Glass also comes with a 10-year hail breakage warranty. In other words: from the date of purchase, your clients are covered for 10 years, during which time we guarantee their skylight will not crack or break because of hail.


VELUX Clean, Quiet, and Safe Glass

Skylight Glass Options

Impact Glass (xx06)

Our toughest glass, Impact Glass is very resistant to penetration from flying debris. Perfect for areas prone to large storms, Impact meets the requirements for wind-borne debris protection of the International Building Code Commercial (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and the Florida Building Code 2001. That means, with the exception of Dade County, this glass meets building codes and requirements for all of Florida.

For your roughest, toughest projects, Impact Glass is your safest bet.

Available for:

  • Solar-Powered "Fresh Air" Skylights (VSS, VCS)
  • Electric "Fresh Air" Skylights (VSE, VCE)
  • Manual "Fresh Air" Skylights (VS, VCM)
  • Fixed Skylights (FS, FCM, QPF)



White Laminated Glass (xx06)

Often used in commercial projects, our White Laminated Glass is made up of bonded layers to hold the glass together should it ever break. But don't worry: just like all our other types of glass, White Laminated is put through regular, rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand more than a few tough hits.

White Laminated Glass gets its name from its white coating, which diffuses 100% of the light flowing into the space below.

Available for:

  • Electric "Fresh Air" Skylights (VSE, VCE)
  • Manual "Fresh Air" Skylights (VS, VCM)
  • Fixed Skylights (FCM, QPF)

Snowload (xx10)

For climates that experience heavy amounts of snowfall on a regular basis, VELUX has our Snowload Glass to utilize in skylights. Snowload Glass is reinforced to ensure the skylight can support the added weight from accumulated snow. And, as with every VELUX Skylight, is built to prevent leakage of any kind.

Available for:

  • Electric "Fresh Air" Skylights (VSE, VCE)
  • Manual "Fresh Air" Skylights (VS, VCM)
  • Fixed Skylights (FS, FCM, QPF)

Tempered Glass (xx10)

When describing the qualities of Tempered glass, we typically compare it to the side windows in a car. When the glass is broken, it breaks into small pieces due to the additional degree of hardness of the glass.

Available for:

  • Manual "Fresh Air" Skylights (VCM)
  • Fixed Skylights (FCM, QPF)


Hail Warranty

As the world leader in roof windows and skylights, we stand behind our products with a promise of lasting service and quality. That is a promise we have kept for over 75 years, and we are pleased to extend our promise to you.

Hail breakage warranty for VELUX skylights with Standard Safety Glass only.

For a period of ten (10) years from the date of purchase after January 1, 2014, VELUX warrants to the end-user that VELUX Skylights with Clean, Quiet and Safe glass only will not crack or break because of hail.


Skylight warranty