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jeanps

skylights or solar tubes?

jeanps
hace 10 años
Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me decide between getting skylights or solar tubes in our living room. Currently, the room only has two windows, which are on the same wall. This wall faces east and our front yard.
Initially I thought skylights because they can bring in so much light, but I've heard from a few now that solar tubes are better in that they are considerable less expensive and also bring in a lot of light. Someone also told me that skylights are great during the day, but actually make a room feel darker at night.
So...any thoughts? Or does anyone have experience with both and have an opinion about either?
Thank you very much.
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  • PRO
    Solarise Tube Skylights
    hace 9 años
    If you want alot of light out of a small device you would choose a solar tube. Inch for inch solar tubes provide more light hands down. Skylights need direct light and without prisms dont spread the light very well. Of course if you want to have a direct view to the outside then a skylight would be a better choice since you cant see out of a solar tube. Also the cost is about 80% less with a solar tube.

    Comentarios (9)

    • PRO
      Dytecture
      hace 10 años
      Keep in mind a solar tube does not provide the same amount of daylighting as a skylight, especially when the sun isn't directly above that side of the house.
      jeanps agradeció a Dytecture
    • PRO
      HighEnd Solutions (Skylights, Canopies & Knotwood
      hace 10 años
      I choose skylights as you can have large openings of glass.
      jeanps agradeció a HighEnd Solutions (Skylights, Canopies & Knotwood
    • Darzy
      hace 10 años
      I vote skylights as it provides the most natural light. It's worth the extra expense.
      jeanps agradeció a Darzy
    • juudean
      hace 9 años
      Love my solatubes in my upstairs hall...have heard nightmares from friends about leaking and foggy glass in skylights, you would think they would have figured how to resolve those issues by now.
    • mfwolfe
      hace 9 años
      Have had skylights in the living room for two years now. No leaking, no fogging. Golf ball size hail, no problem. 20 below zero, no problem. They must be installed correctly.
    • PRO
      Zone 4 Architects, LLC
      hace 9 años
      From what we have seen, solar tubes will actually amplify the amount of daylight coming into the home, but as pointed out skylights and solar tubes really perform two different functions. Skylights are the choice if you have the roof area to install them, and you want to see the sky. Solar tubes are better if you want to bring more light into a space which is down a story from a roof (and you have an area where you can chase the tube down through the upper floor) or are primarily looking for light over view. Odds of either of them leaking will always come down to getting a well manufactured product and hiring a good installer.
    • PRO
      Scott Homes, Inc
      hace 9 años
      We install solar tubes in most of our homes that wish them. They are much more energy efficient than skylights and have prisms in them to capture the light and direct it, so even on cloudy days you still get a lot of light.
    • jeanps
      Autor original
      hace 9 años
      Thanks everyone. We went ahead and got a Solatube. So far, it's great. While I love the look of skylights, I realized that with all of the foliage around my neighborhood, too many leaves and branches would cover the skylight and add more cleaning to my life, which I do not need.
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