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Some insurance companies will want to repair your acrylic skylight instead of replacing it. This is not what you pay your insurance company for. Granted it is cheaper to replace just the outer lens on your skylight but we have seen a lot of problems with these repaired skylights down …
The Challenge with Roofers and Skylights Do roofers know enough about skylights to do the roof and the skylights at the same time? The answer is yes and no. The fact that our company continues to grow and operate solely on skylights lets you know that general quality of most …
We are entering the 2005 hail season here in Colorado Whenever I hear reports of severe hailstorms on the news or internet the first thing that we do at Skylight Specialists is make sure our customers can reach us by telephone. IS IT TIME TO PANIC? Good question, keep reading …
As a professional crew that installs skylights day in and day out, we know more about systematically installing skylights efficiently and quickly.
We typically figure one day per skylight for the installation.
As the project increases in complexity, it can increase the installation time, but we will go over all these details with you beforehand.
What is a tubelight? The tubular skylight was designed to allow light to travel down a reflective metal tube to bring light into your home easily, and inexpensively. The idea works well for smaller rooms, however. Larger rooms should have skylights installed because they enhance the looks of the room, …
Bubble Skylight The acrylic domed skylight is probably the most popular skylight used today. It’s advantages are that it is easy to produce in smaller unit sizes, it sheds water on flat roofs, and it is low cost. It’s disadvantages are it is not a completely sealed unit like glass; …
Acrylic skylight dome When people speak of a plastic skylight they really are talking about an acrylic skylight dome. See the blog about acrylic skylight dome and/or replacement skylights…
Velux FCM When replacing the acrylic domed skylight the best option is the Velux FCM. The reasons are pretty simple; in stock…
Velux Skylight Designed for Builders This special Velux skylight is designed to fit perfectly between truss rafters. Builders like it because it is designed for a simple installation with no problems even when installed by a novice roofer. The skylight has alignment blocks and a paint shield to help protect …
Why it’s not such a good idea to replace only the outer acrylic dome Many contractors will repair your damaged acrylic skylight by simply removing the outer lens and replacing it with a new one. Or, after major hail storms we see roofers, skylight manufacturers, and so-called skylight experts driving …
