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Acrylic, Polycarbonate Or Glass Skylights: Glazing Compared
If your house has an acrylic skylight, it is probably one of the clear or bronze bubble domes that went onto many Ontario roofs...
Living Room Skylights: Size, Placement And Shading
A living room skylight changes a room more than almost any other single upgrade. It brings daylight down from the most open part...
Skylights In Semi-Detached And Row Houses
Skylights in semi-detached homes and row houses often make a bigger difference than they do anywhere else. These houses are deep...
VELUX Skylight Not Closing? Rain Sensors, Batteries And Remotes
A VELUX skylight not closing is one of the more stressful calls we get in autumn, usually because rain is forecast and the sash...
Skylight Framing: Headers, Rafters And Trusses Explained
Skylight framing is the part of a skylight job nobody sees once the drywall is painted, and it decides whether the opening stays...
Skylights For Indoor Plants: Light Levels, Glass And Heat
Every October, porches and patios across Ontario empty out as tender plants come inside for the winter. Then the same problem...
Skylight Covers: Interior And Exterior Options
A skylight cover can do several very different jobs. Inside, it can darken a bedroom at sunrise, soften glare over a desk, or...
Skylight Shaft Insulation: Stopping Heat Loss And Condensation
Every autumn, as the furnace comes on for the first time, we get calls about skylights that seem to have started leaking. Water...
Best Time To Install A Skylight: Why Early Autumn Works
Ask a skylight crew when the best time to install a skylight is and most will give you the same answer: early autumn. The days...
Commercial Skylight Replacement: Domes, Panels And Curbs
Walk the roof of almost any older warehouse, plaza or school and you will find the same thing: rows of skylight domes that were...
Egress Roof Windows: Skylights That Double As An Exit
An egress skylight is a roof window big enough, and built to open far enough, that a person can climb out through it in an...












