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TUBULAR SKYLIGHTS: List of manufacturers - turn out the lights and save now

July 15, 2007

Skylights are likely something you are considering during your remodel.    Skylights enable you to turn on fewer lights during the day, and offer natural lighting to your home.  There are a host of solution providers that offer “tubular skylights” for home remodeling situations where space is an issue, or perhaps there is considerable distance between your roof and the point where you want the light (e.g. a tall attic).  For this situation, a tubular skylight is ideal to “pipe” in natural lighting.

A tubular skylight is composed of three parts: an acrylic rooftop dome and flashing, a reflective light pipe, and an interior diffuser (images below from ODL, Inc.). With most of these products, the reflective tube can bend around obstructions, or connect nonaligned roof and ceiling penetrations. Some products include other features such as compact-fluorescent lights or ventilation fans.

             tubular skylight              tubular skylight 2              tubular skylight 3

Below is a list of manufacturers.  If you have experience with any of them please leave a Comment for GetWithGreen readers!

Solatube International, Inc. - Brighten Up Series or SolaMaster Series

HUVCO, Daylighting Solutions - offer an online tool to configure a skylight

ODL, Inc. - ODL Tubular Skylights 

Velux - Sun Tunnel Tubular Skylights

DayLite, Natural Lighting Technologies - DayLite Tube

Daylighting Technologies - Sun-Dome Tubular Skylights

Sun-Tek Manufacturing - Sun-Tek Tubular Skylights

Sun Pipe Co., Inc. - Sun Pipe Tubular Skylights

Sunscope Natural Lighting Systems - Sunscope Tubular Skylights

True Lite Skylights, Inc.

Tubular Skylight, Inc.

        solamaster skylight        ODL skylight        ODL skylight
 

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Written by GetGreen · Filed Under Bathroom Remodel, Kitchen Remodel, Lighting, Windows & Doors 

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Comment by Jay, Oak Park, IL
2007-07-23 10:41:38

During our recent attic conversion, we installed the Velux sun tunnels and have been very happy with the results. It’s made a potentially crampted space seem much more open and airy, and we hardly have to turn on lights during the day. There are more details on a sun tunnel blog post I recently made.

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Comment by PJD
2007-07-24 20:39:31

Do any/all of these filter the UV out at some point?

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Comment by Jakob
2007-07-27 06:25:02

This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title o.us poetry. Thanks for informative article

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