VELUX GPU Roof Window Replacement

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A Typical VELUX GPU Top Hinged Roof Window Replacement. Built in 1895, this residence in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood had an older GPU roof window.The top hinged roof window is a GPU SK06, a common size in the Denver metro area. About 4 foot by 4 foot. Large enough to …

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Velux Combi Project

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Velux Combi Flashing and Skylight Replacement. What Is Velux Combi Flashing? Combi flashing allows for large installations of multiple skylights. This modular system allows easy installation of an unlimited number of skylights closely together. This can dramatically transform interior spaces with daylight. Typical Skylights in a Not So Typical Arrangement. Terrific …

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Acrylic Cluster Dome Replacement

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Acrylic Dome Skylights Have Surpassed Their Life Span. The homeowners had issues with their acrylic dome skylights. Installed in a cluster formation when the home was built, they had aged beyond their lifespan. The skylights were having problems with cracking and leaking, not to mention they are dangerous and are a …

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Curb Mount Installation

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VELUX Curb Mount Skylight — New Installation. Curb mount skylights are the most common of all skylights in the Denver metro area. The most common type and size is typically, acrylic domes and around 2′ x 4′. And, typically they are energy inefficient, noisy, and susceptible to hail damage. Curb …

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Glass Canopy Project

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A Unique Glass Canopy with Big Problems. The owners of this home, built in 1926 in the Morgan’s Subdivision Historic District and the Country Club neighborhood, contacted us regarding the glass canopy over the front entrance.This unique glass canopy, undoubtedly made by hand when the house was built, has some …

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Spanish Tile Project

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Glass Skylights on a Spanish Tile Roof The skylights on this home were at the end of their lifespan. The unique challenge of this project was being able to install custom sized glass skylights that could be weatherproofed to a Spanish tile roof. Fogged Glass All three of the skylights …

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Ridge Skylight Project

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Ridge Skylight Design Frequently we will have an owner or a contractor ask us  for a quote to create a glazed system (skylight) for a project. We typically ask for plans or details. But many times someone in the design process has a concept of what they want built and they …

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Unusual Skylight Project

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Is a Triangular Skylight an Unusual Skylight? An unusual skylight is sometimes considered difficult to deal with because of it being an unusual shape. However, we do not consider this unusual at all. If you can imagine a shape, we can construct it. In addition to the “unusual” skylight, there were …

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Mountain Skylight Repair | Avon

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A Mountain Skylight That Leaks. This mountain skylight repair project, located in Avon, Colorado, involves a large multi-pane skylight that resembles the roof of a sunroom enclosure. There are two sections joined at a hip rafter. The mountain skylight had leaked for many years—causing damage to the wood structure underneath. …

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