A skylight brings a lot of life in your attic. It fills the room with sunlight and makes it cosy to live in. However, if a skylight has been poorly installed, it may start giving you trouble. If you do not pay heed to it, it may soon cause damage to your home. So what should you do to save your home from damage? Ideally, you should take necessary precautions to make sure such a problem never arises and if it does, you must address it immediately. Let us understand what causes the damage and what to keep in mind while replacing skylights: • Faulty installations of skylights ensure cavities in the attic space. If the cavities are not properly insulated, moisture seeps into the space; this leads to generation of mold which causes health problems. • It is necessary to replace faulty skylights immediately. Ideally, you must rely on professionals who can replace the glass panes, place the new ones and insulate the attic perfectly well. • As prevention, you must do a bit of research and understand what sort of skylights do you really need and what sort of skylights can actually fit in your attic space.

Have you ever seen a skylight? If you have stayed in a house that was built in the 1980’s then you will surely know what it is. Most of the houses built during that time had skylights—it was a design feature back then. The glass that was used during that time was not really glass; it was a white coloured acrylic. The main function of skylights was to provide uniform distribution of light in the entire day. However, due to faulty construction and installation, the skylights very rarely provide what they are intended to. Thankfully, we’ve got tech skylights today. They are no longer made up of acrylic but of flat glass. The glass is far more durable than acrylic. Leaving aside that, double panes skylights have come into the picture as well. The double paned glasses have gas filled in between them. This results in controlling heat transfer and thus, decreasing the house cooling/heating costs. The most typical part of the skylights is the use of vinyl or fiberglass frames to fit it in. Earlier aluminium was used in frames but it is no more applicable now. Tech skylights are an easy way to brighten your house at low energy costs.

If you are planning to construct a home for yourself then you ought to consider skylights for your home. A skylight has benefits and before I enumerate a few here, lets us understand what skylights are. Skylights are aluminium or wooden framed cases placed on the roof so as to let the sunlight pass into the house. They are primarily used as an alternate source of illuminating the house. Skylights utilize the sunlight to brighten the living space and as a result of which you tend to save a lot on energy bills. In other words, it is energy efficient illumination source widely used across the country. The most striking feature of installing skylights at home is: Energy saver: As already mentioned before, skylights are a great energy saving source. They not only brighten your home with natural sunlight but also regulate the temperature within the house. How come? Skylights have double paned glasses that insulate the heat from seeping out or seeping in. This ensures that the room stays warmer in winters and cooler in summers. This further lets you save on energy as you do not have to use air conditioners too often.

If you are planning to install a skylight at your home or looking forward to replacing an old skylight, then you must make sure that the installation is done appropriately. If it is not, then you are sure to end up with lot of leakage in the attic space and believe me, leakage can cause more harm than you can imagine. A leakage can not only let the rain water seep in, but give breathing space to bacteria and other micro-organisms that may cause health and hygiene issues. Leaving aside that, a skylight with leakage is less energy efficient than the one that is not. Easy steps to ensure there is no leakage in skylights: 1. You must buy the kind of flashlights that suit your roof. There are three kinds of flashlights: curb mounted, deck shaped and flash. You must choose the one that is ideal for your roof. The best thing to do is to take the help of an expert in choosing the skylights for your home. 2. Once you have figured out what sort of skylights you need, you must look for the ones that are maintenance free and have 1-2 year guarantee.

Skylights of today are way different than what it used to be earlier. These days, skylights do not come in dome shapes and single pane designs. They are double paned and are made up of thicker glass. Skylights have been engineered for energy saving purposes. Such high tech skylights ensure that there is lesser heat loss in winters and the temperature remains cool in summers. Leaving aside that, few interesting features such as electric venting and rain sensing have come into place. Electric venting regulates the air inside the room and in a way; the skylight serves as a passive air-conditioner. Rain sensors let the skylights close on their own in case of a rain shower. Care must be taken while installing skylights at your home. You must make sure that there are no cavities left while installing a skylight. If there are, you must seal it immediately. The best way to close such cavities is to use spray foam insulation. Skylights are the most economical way of lighting your house. It can especially be utilized in spring and summer season. If you have large windows and strategically placed skylights, you can surely save a lot on energy for lighting your home.