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Installing Sky Lights For A Green Home
Making your home energy efficient is not that hard when you know some of the tricks. One trick you can use is sky lights. Sky lights are great because not only do they help keep your house warm in the winter time, but they also help provide light in your home by using the sun, and not electricity.
Sky lights are windows, and sometimes domes, that are placed on buildings so they can be used for day-lighting. Sky lights are often found to be better than windows because they bring in more light per unit than windows do, and they distribute that light over a much more even space than windows do.
The number of sky lights you will have in your home will vary greatly depending on your climate, latitude and the type of skylight that you have. Most builders will have the sky light area take up about four to eight percent of the total floor area. This means that if your total floor area is 2,000 square feet, then sky lights on the roof should be a total area of 80 to 160 square feet.
When you do get your light installed, make sure that you have a qualified contractor installing it. Poorly installed and constructed sky lights often have leaking problems. You also do not want to have a single-pane sky light because this will create condensation problems, resulting in rain in your home from the condensation on the sky light. Make sure that the sky light has two panes and a heat-reflecting coating so that energy efficiency is increased.
Sky lights can also be very attractive for your home. They look great in kitchens and living rooms, and if you put one in your bedroom, you not only get woken up by the sun, but you also get to see the stars as you lay in bed at night. This is why sky lights are so popular with many homeowners. They help to create great energy efficiency in your home, and they are an attractive feature as well. In fact, sky lights have been found to increase the value of your home, so if you are thinking of selling, put in some sky lights. That way you are helping to make someone else more energy efficient as well. It is win-win for you, the other person and even the environment.