skylight / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...skylights protrude from the ceiling, they offer a deep cavity where warm moist air collects and is in direct contact with the cold surface of the glass. Skylight leaks are not always an actual leak, water damage can be caused by condensation Skylights are an attractive feature, but they lose a lot of heat. And in the...

...skylights, light wells or sun tubes) are a much less problematic way to achieve this than traditional roof window-style skylights. It is often said about skylights that it’s not about ‘if’ a skylight will leak, but ‘when’ it will leak. And even worse, is that beyond having ‘actual’ leaks, sometimes when it looks like a...

...skylight will save you energy and headaches is if you leave it in the store and don't mess around with the continuity of your roof.   Light well with a reflective tube may be a better option than a skylight © Skylights Plus Instead of a skylight, consider a light well or sun tube There is an alternative to skylights ...