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Installing Glass Skylights Offers Many Benefits
Glass Skylight Features and Benefits to the Home
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Installing glass skylights provides a number of advantages to a room. Besides
providing beauty and a sense of openness, glass skylights let in natural light
which brightens a room and creates a feeling of spaciousness. Second, glass
skylights provide a more comfortable and enjoyable living space. When a glass
skylight is faced in a southerly or westerly direction it provides natural solar
heating during the winter months. In addition, ventilated skylights can help to
vent heat from a room during hot summer months.
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Glass skylights also offer a window into the night skies. All of these benefits
translate into a more enjoyable living space and energy savings.
Skylights have come a long ways over the past several decades. Due to improved
skylight technology, today’s skylights are highly energy efficient and virtually
free from leaks.
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Today, skylight manufacturers offer
skylights with various types of insulated glazing. Skylights are available in
single, double or even triple panes and are constructed out of Low-E glass or
Argon gas filled panes, and in many cases have Ultra-Violet light blocking
screens sandwiched in between the layers of glass.
Skylights are also available in
plastic for lighter and more cost affordable applications. Skylights are also
available in a variety of shapes and sizes including, squares, rectangular,
domed, pyramids, bubbles and several other types.
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Today’s glass skylights are typically constructed out of a combination of vinyl,
metal and wood. Wood or vinyl is normally exposed to the interior of the home,
and wood used on the exterior side of the skylight is typically clad in either
vinyl or metal.
| Most new skylights today come with integrated flashings to
help prevent leaks, and built in channels for funneling away condensation.
Ventilated glass skylights are designed to allow the home occupants to open
the skylight windows to let in fresh air and/or to remove hot air from the
home. Shades can also be purchased for glass skylights to reduce solar glare
during certain times of the day. Some glass skylights also integrate
adjustable blinds in between the layers of glass. |
Photo by Mark Donovan |
If your home improvement plans include skylights, make sure to evaluate all of
the skylight features that are available to you so that you pick the right
skylight for your needs. Also, consider carefully where you position a glass
skylight. Again, installing a skylight in a southerly or westerly exposure
provides the most benefit for letting in sunlight and for reducing energy bills.
Finally, inspect your attic and roof to see what makes the most sense in terms
of skylight size and placement, and for skylight installation.
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