Roof Skylights - an Ideal Way of Bringing Fresh Air & Sunlight to the Homes


by Article Manager - Date: 2008-08-13 - Word Count: 420 Share This!

Roof skylight is a perfect way of enhancing the overall ambience of one's homes as well as bringing natural sunlight and warmth to one's home. It is an economical way of adding light to a dark room without any added electricity cost. One should take proper care of these roof skylights as it remain exposed to wind and rain all the time so there is the chance of leaks and dust if not taken care of. It should be properly installed by an experienced roofer to avoid any leakage and with the latest installation techniques the chance of leakage has considerably reduce, which earlier was the major reason of concern for the homeowners.

Roof skylight should be installed by a professional roofer to avoid any error while installation. Roof skylights are installed at the undermost layer of the roofing surface and installation from an experienced and professional will ensure that these are tightly installed to avoid any leakage. Roof skylight area should be regularly inspected to ensure that no leakage is taking place and this should at least be inspected twice a year. There are chances of roof skylights of becoming cloudy or foggy after installation so to avoid this it should be installed by an experienced roofing contractor. This will further ensure that condensation will not form on the inner panes of your skylights. One should always install a roof skylight that comes with manufacturer's warranty against clouding and fogging and should also take care that their roof skylights block UV rays from the sun.

Latest type of roof skylights available in the market is the venting type. Apart from many features and function, it is also used to enhance the décor of the house. Venting type roof skylight is excellent for fresh air circulation in the house. It also reduces the cost of cooling the ceiling by eliminating the need of some extra cooling. Due to this roof skylight the air near the ceiling is automatically cooled when fresh air blows inside the house. Roof skylight is so designed that it open and close at 45 degree to let in the fresh air. Roof skylights are available in either square or rectangular shape and are also available in round shape. Usually these skylights have a small handle to manually open and close or to adjust the angle and position of the glass. This also has an extension for the handle so that you do not need to climb a ladder or high tool for opening or closing the window.


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