Thinking about installing skylights in your home? Consider letting the sun shine in with tubular skylights. These simple skylights typically consist of a clear, dome-like lens connected to a highly ...

Q: I would prefer to get more free natural light but am not sure whether to install a large rectangular skylight or a tubular one. Which one is the best choice? A: Although the amount of electricity ...

The Solatube Daylighting skylight uses a reflective dome to catch light rays and direct them at any angle, regardless of the time of day. It then transports the trapped sunbeams down through a ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Having spent over 15 years writing about technology, Lawrence has turned his ...

Skylights are a great addition to any house, as they bring in more natural light – cutting down on artificial light electricity costs, as well as promoting good health for a home’s occupants.

Brett Batten and his fiancee Ying faced a problem in their Wortley Village duplex that’s common to many older homes: a lack of daylight, and concurrently a lack of fresh air in their loft. Two older ...

Buildings that let in more light work better for the people inside. Studies in schools retrofitted with large skylights have proved the benefits. Where extra sources are added, light bills go down, as ...

Like its big brother up on the roof, a tubular skylight brings soft, natural filtered light into a room without the use of electricity, but its advantage over a skylight is that it works in small ...

Need some extra light in the kitchen or a walk-in closet? A skylight may be the answer. Skylights were popular in houses built in the 1970s and 1980s, rectangular openings often placed in odd dark ...