If you’re considering having an additional skylight for your house, but are not sure of the best choice for your. Similar to replacing your roof or deciding to install new gutters, there are a variety of factors to consider.
As professionals, we are aware of the advantages and disadvantages of having skylights , and how to stay clear of the potential pitfallsin particular, by choosing the best equipment and approaching every situation with the best interests of the homeowner in mind.
Each skylight installation is not the same as everyone takes them into consideration for various reasons. Perhaps you’d like to have more natural light in your bathroom or bedroom? Or better ventilation? Maybe you’d like incorporate solar energy into the frigid interior of your home?
We’ll take you through the typical advantages along with the objections and concerns our clients ask prior to installing the skylight (or choosing to go another option).
Skylights’ benefits
Skylights and roof windows offer a range of benefits to homeowners. They can improve the valuation (equity) for your house and can also help with issues that arise in stale dark or cold rooms.
The sun’s rays can add light (and solar heat) to your rooms
The most significant benefit of skylights is that they allow natural light enter your living space. Along with that light, you get solar warmth. What is the significance of that to you? Natural light can boost moods and can even assist to improve performance at work. Also, heating your home with sunshine can reduce heating bills during colder months.
Fresh air is able to enter and better air circulation
Skylight windows are able to open up to let in fresh air. This can help with cross-ventilation in rooms that are too crowded, it refreshes the air and cools your living spaces, without switching on the air cooling system.
Energy savings (electric or heating)
As we’ve already mentioned that sunlight can heat your space and cross ventilation can help cool the space. Both can reduce your energy expenses (just ensure you install an air-tight skylight that is made of the laminated glass!)
The aesthetic changes increase the value of resales
The addition of skylights to your home’s decor can boost the value of your house, increasing the price of resales and providing certain rooms a beautiful natural light-filled atmosphere.
Views of nature and “adding room” to the room
Similar to mirrors being hung in the wall, adding skylights make the room “feel larger” and feel more large. Additionally, you will see the night sky or the natural world in the daytime.
Skylights’ disadvantages
Every change in the appearance of your home could have disadvantages and skylights aren’t any exception. As experts who have put in numerous home skylights, we’re able to confirm that the majority negatives stem from poor (or uninformed) choices before the skylight is put in place.
Making investments in low-quality equipment with no solid warranty
The decision to place your skylight with no proper consultation
A service professional who is hiring a contractor without any experience in skylight installations
DIYing (no offence to the DIY-ers with a passion for the craft)
Cost to repair or replace an installation that is damaged
The list could be endless. However, many of these issues could be avoided by doing exactly the opposite: utilizing high-quality equipment, having a proper consultation and picking an experienced skylight expert to do the task.
If you’ve covered your bases and made the appropriate decisions (as described above) The disadvantages will be a function of your specific circumstance. Here are some to think about:
The skylight can lose heat is a result of improper installation or is installed using poor quality equipment.
Skylights can bring the light in or excessive heat in the daytime. Therefore, a proper consultation is recommended to put up the skylight in a location that meets your requirements without letting the benefits of natural light exceed your expectations.
The skylight’s features are not up to your expectations. Do you wish to operate the window from a distance? Do you want your windows to close automatically in the event of a storm? These are crucial factors to think about (usually considered only after the fact!)
What happens if a tree’s limb is thrown into the skylight, and smashes the glass? It’s possible but it shouldn’t be a risky situation. We advise our customers to purchase laminated glass in the event there is a break. This kind of glass is protected by thin film that holds the broken glass rather than shattering and falling onto the floor.
Should you buy skylights with deck or curb mounts?
There are two kinds of skylights that are available for purchase and installation. deck-mounted and curb-mounted.
The Curb Mounting requires an enclosure structure to place the unit on. When replacing a skylight they can be installed without the need to flash the skylight provided that the lighting is maintained in good shape.
The deck-mounted skylights have more modern style, and are lower in appearance due to the absence of a box structure under. They wrap around the roof, and are thought to be to be more efficient in energy use due to this.