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Posts filed under 'Skylight'

Install a Skylight 2 – Introduction

If you’re considering installing a skylight yourself, be sure to read the following complete project very carefully to learn what’s involved. Penetrating roofing materials and framing the opening below can be difficult and demanding, even for experts.

Continue Reading December 28th, 2006

Install a Skylight 3 – Safety on the Roof

If you’re installing a skylight, you’ll eventually have to get up on the roof. Before you embark on a trip up your ladder, it’s important that you know and observe the following safety precautions.

Continue Reading December 28th, 2006

Install a Skylight 4 – Preparing the Openings

Installing a skylight in a room that has a finished ceiling with an attic or crawl space above it involves planning both a ceiling opening and a roof opening. On the other hand, you’ll need to lay out only one opening if the area you’re working in has an open beam ceiling.

Continue Reading December 28th, 2006

Install a Skylight 5 – Building a Curb

Before you can begin cutting through the roof, you’ll have to build a curb, or box frame, for your skylight if it’s the curb-mounted type.

Continue Reading December 28th, 2006

Are skylights right for you?

If you have an older home that has a limited number of windows and tends to be cave-like inside, then installing skylights in your home can be a great idea.

Continue Reading December 27th, 2006

Skylight Blinds and Shades

One downfall of standard skylights is that they do great at illuminating otherwise dark interior spaces, but there is no way to ‘”turn them off.” Hanging window blinds over skylights is clumsy, at best.

Continue Reading December 22nd, 2006

Roof Windows And Dormer Windows

Let´s say you do not like the petty skylights. You want some nice, large windows to let the most possible sunshine under your roof. In that case you can choose from…

Continue Reading August 10th, 2006

A Guide To Skylights Vinyl Windows

A definition and description of the different types of skylights vinyl windows that can be installed in a home…

Continue Reading August 10th, 2006

Repair Skylights

Currently I have a problem with skylights in my home. They are leaking and are very old. I want to replace them with larger units that will not leak. Is that possible?

Continue Reading August 4th, 2006

Skylights

Skylights are overhead windows, often in a roof, that allow sunlight to filter inside any enclosed area; they are a great natural light option to artificial lighting solutions during…

Continue Reading August 4th, 2006

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