New roof—New skylights. The owner of this residence, located about 15 minutes north of the town of Evergreen had gotten a new roof installed on his home and decided to replace his outdated acrylic, dome skylights, also. Since skylight and roofs have similar service lives, this is a wise decision. Velux glass skylights are a …
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How to modernize an oversized, outdated dome skylight. The owners of this townhome in the Yosemite Village community contacted us to replace their old dome skylights with an upgrade. Part of a 4-unit building, each unit has three skylights—one large 2 1/2′ x 8′ over the stairwell and two 2′ x 2′ skylights above the …
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Pre-fabricated Sunroom Skylights. We see many homes with these “instant” additions that are add-on sunrooms or porches. Many times skylights were included but in every case they include the cheapest of skylights, both in product and in design. The structure consists of aluminum foam core panels. Working with Aluminum Foam Core Roof Panels. The skylights …
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Replacement skylights were a necessity. The owners of this residence in Centennial, CO knew it was past time to replace their aging, curb mounted, acrylic dome skylights. Water had been seeping through the roof and had caused interior drywall damage. We originally proposed to replace their skylights with deck mounted skylights since the roof pitch …
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A custom skylight provides a creative solution for the customer’s problem. The owners of this residence in Wheat Ridge, CO contacted us to replace one of their skylights, a large, three by six foot, acrylic dome. But they also had a question—Could they get a venting skylight? And here was our answer to make it …
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It’s time to replace the skylights. The owner of this residence in the Valley Barrington neighborhood requested a proposal to replace the skylights. Built in 1991, the home has a total of ten glass skylights. Two large skylights Two of the skylights are roughly 4′ x 16′ and sit on either side of a ridge. These …
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Curb Mount Skylight Replacement from Acrylic to VELUX LuxGuard Polycarbonate. Curb mount skylights are common in the Denver metro area. Typically, acrylic domes around 2′ x 4′. And typically energy inefficient, noisy, and susceptible to hail damage. Caught in the hailstorm that hammered west metro Denver with golf ball and baseball sized stones on May 8, 2017, the …
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Our First Installation of the New Velux Modular Skylight (VMS) System. This residence in the Cherry Hills Village neighborhood is a perfect candidate for the new Velux Modular Skylight system introduced this year by Velux USA. What We Will Do: We will supply and install one twenty two unit VMS Ridgelight with electric roller blinds. The system includes building …
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Typical VELUX Curb Mount Skylight Replacement. Curb mounted skylights are the most common of all skylights in the Denver metro area. Typically, acrylic domes around 2′ x 4′. And typically energy wasteful, noisy, and susceptible to hail damage. An Odd Skylight, But a Typical Curb Mount Replacement: This residence in Denver’s Skyland neighborhood had an old-style and …
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VELUX Curb Mount Skylight Replacement with Clean, Quiet, Safe Glass. Curb mount skylights are the most common of all skylights in the Denver metro area. Typically, acrylic domes around 2′ x 4′. And typically energy inefficient, noisy, and susceptible to hail damage. Two clusters of four acrylic dome skylights. This residence, built in 1966, on Sunset …
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