Installing a traditional skylight involves cutting a large hole in your roof and ceiling, often requiring structural reframing of rafters, followed by building a bulky, drywalled light shaft. This process is messy, time-consuming, and adds to the cost of installing a skylight with painting and finishing.
A Solatube tubular skylight is the smart alternative. Its innovating design allows it to fit easily between existing rafters, requiring only a minimal roof penetration. For you, this means no structural reframing, no drywall work, and no painting. Certified Solatube installers typically complete the entire process in two hours or less per tube.
Traditional skylights act like a simple window in your roof- they deliver direct, unfiltered sunlight, which often results in harsh glare and significant heat gain during the day, making your air conditioner work harder.
Solatube tubular skylights use advanced optics to capture and filter daylight before transferring it down a highly reflective tube. This process ensures the light entering your room is evenly dispersed and natural, without harsh glare or added heat. Because Solatube components are engineered for efficiency, they achieve maximum visible light with minimal solar heat gain.
The light from a traditional skylight can only travel in a straight line, meaning they must be installed directly above the space you want to light. If your room is offset, or deep inside the house (like a hallway or interior bathroom), a standard skylight often isn’t an option. If the area you want to light is far from the roofline, a bulky, angled light shaft must be constructed, which further complicates the project.
With a Solatube Daylighting System<, light can be channeled through the tube up to 70 feet, which means you can bring natural daylight into interior rooms, closets, and bathrooms that traditional skylights simply cannot reach. Their seamless, integrated flashing and leak-proof design ensure less maintenance and a lower risk of leaks and condensation compared to large, custom-framed traditional skylights.
Solatube® Daylighting Systems have changed the way people think about daylighting by offering a simple, smart alternative to traditional skylights. Only Solatube® uses innovative breakthrough technology to bring natural light into virtually any room of your home in only two hours. Our Brighten Up® Series has transformed millions of homes – without the cost, leaks and hassle associated with traditional skylights.
Our smart dome, equipped with advanced optics, provides lighting performance superior to that of a traditional skylight. Our Effect Lenses can also quickly and easily modify the color and strength of the daylight.
You don’t have to sacrifice performance for energy-efficiency. Solatube® Daylighting Systems are Energy Star® rated and, unlike most traditional skylights, offer maximum visible light with minimal solar heat gain.
Without the need for reframing or painting, Solatube Daylighting Systems are a fraction of the cost of traditional skylights**.
Our Certified Installation Consultants can install your Solatube® Daylighting System in as little as two-hours. The compact design eliminates the need for costly construction or reframing.
Solatube® Daylighting Systems allow you to bring natural light to virtually any room in your home. Our reflective tubing directs sunlight into hard-to-reach areas, where traditional skylights aren’t an option – at a fraction of the cost.
Solatube® Daylighting Systems are engineered for peace of mind. Everything from the leak-proof design to the impact-resistant, self- cleaning dome ensures trouble-free maintenance.
The Solatube® Designer Touches Series, with its multiple lens and trim options, allows daylight customization. You can even add a Light Kit, Vent Kit or Daylight Dimmer – creating a multi-functional system.
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