Skylight - Houston Daylighting

Traditional Skylights or High-Tech Tubular Skylights

The Choice is Yours!

You have several beautiful hi-tech skylight options that will enhance your home with stylish and functional natural lighting!

Which type of skylight are you interested in viewing? Both have wonderful aspects and strengths that are appropriate for some home designs more than others.

Tubular Skylights?

Traditional Skylights?

skylight framing — Skylight framed deep into the attic to light the hall far below

Installation

Skylight installation requires that you connect the new window, through your roof and attic with the habitable rooms that you want to light inside your home. Because the longer the distance between the roof and your targeted room the more creative you need to be. So, that means you will need to bear more costs when installing a traditional skylight.

To Get Your Best Results

You need to place it close to your roof. So you will want to place it in sections of your home that have the least distance between your ceiling sheetrock and your roof. Light does not transmit very well across sheetrock. Because the longer the channel you need to build the less light delivers. The best position for your skylight is when your roof faces the equator. And you want the ceiling sheetrock under that roof to be parallel to each other. You want your ceiling and roof to share opposite sides of your roof rafters!

You Have Design Options

Tubular Skylights

Solatube brand Tubular Skylights are a modern hi-tech version of traditional skylights. When you use these high-tech daylight systems bring beautiful natural light into your home. Because the system uses patented light-catching domes, highly reflective tubing, and architectural fixtures. They install in about 2 hours with no structural modifications to your home. Plus, they are leakproof! We offer free in-home design consultations to answer all your questions.

Skylights

Traditional skylights have been around for a very long time. Chances are that you are familiar with them. Because they mount on your roof and bring in light during the day. There are some distinct advantages between traditional and tubular systems. Unfortunately, with hail, hurricanes, blasting sunlight, and tough Texas weather, a traditional skylight can become an issue. When you are installing you need to do it right!

Differences Between Tubular & Traditional

High-Tech Daylighting Systems Versus The Traditional
Daylighting Consistency Solatube brand daylighting systems brighten rooms more effectively and evenly than traditional skylights. Because the patented technology gives consistent light throughout the day and all year long. As opposed to the shifting pattern of light you get with the traditional option.
Light Output Your tubular skylight‘s smart dome, equipped with advanced optics, provides lighting performance superior to that of a traditional skylight. So the effect lens you choose for your home’s interior can also quickly and easily modify the color and strength of the daylight delivered.
Energy-Efficiency You don’t have to sacrifice performance for energy efficiency. Solatube brand daylighting systems are Energy Star® rated. Unlike most traditional skylights, offer maximum visible light with minimal solar heat gain.
Affordability Without the need for expensive roof work, reframing, sheetrock paneling, or painting, tubular skylights are a fraction of the cost of traditional skylights**.
Ease of Installation Our certified installation consultants can install your tubular skylight in as little as two hours. And the compact design eliminates the need for costly construction or reframing. No permits are needed because you are not changing your home’s structure!
Versatility Tubular skylights allow you to bring natural light to virtually any room in your home. Because, reflective tubing directs sunlight into hard-to-reach areas, where traditional options aren’t an option – at a fraction of the cost.
Ease of Maintenance Solatube brand tubular skylights are engineered for peace of mind. Because, everything from the leak-proof design to the impact-resistant, self-cleaning dome ensures trouble-free maintenance.
Design & Functionality The Solatube Designer Touches Series, with its multiple lenses and trim options, allows daylight customization. So that you can even add a Light Kit, Vent Kit, or Daylight Dimmer. And you can create a multi-functional system.