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Highlights The cost to install a skylight typically falls between $1,021 and $2,739, with a national average cost of...
There are plenty of horror stories out there. You may have heard one or two, if not from friends and family members, then perhaps from a stranger you met at the h...
There's been a lot of talk about light bulbs over the past few years. In 2012, after the new federal light bulb stand...
Who knows why homeowners tend not to much design effort into their hallways? Perhaps it's because their narrow dimensions offer limited options. After all, even g...
A small footprint presents design challenges that can be difficult to overcome in the bathroom, particularly if there are no windows. After all, windows do more t...
It doesn't take 20/20 vision to see the vast difference between artificial light and bright, beautiful, mood-lifting ...
In the past, if you wanted to illuminate an interior room, there was little you could do, other than resort to artificial light. Now, thanks to advanced daylighti...
Picture the average lightbulb. Now picture sunlight streaming into a room in your home. There's no comparison, right?...
There's nothing quite like natural light to brighten the rooms of a home. For one thing, sunlight's free, so making g...
There’s no substitute for natural light. In comparison with the artificial variety, it's better for your health, the ...
Every room benefits from natural daylight. The living room becomes more inviting and comfortable, the kitchen more s...
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Tubular skylights are a great way to bring sunlight into underlit rooms. The adjustable design of these skylights al...
There once was a saying among contractors that went, "It’s not if your skylight will leak, it’s when it will leak. " ...
It's amazing that with the growing focus on solar power, tubular skylights are relatively unknown, especially among D...
Bob and Chris Vila visit the plastering contractor and receive a lesson in plaster mixing. Next, they talk to Dino from Dino's Construction, who's installing the ...
Engineers determined that the third floor roof was weak and in need of restructuring.
A representative from Owens Corning tells Bob about the architectural shingles that have been selected to replace the old roofing material. And Velux VSE skylight...
Bob goes up to the attic of the Victorian project house, where an ODL tubular skylight is being installed. Also, Bob looks back at the installation of windows on ...
Bob and Kent Forsland (from Andersen) review the process behind installing Anderson skylights.
Bob tours the third Elmwood project house, an eclectic Queen Anne sometimes known as the "Castle of Elmwood". The goal is to reinforce an old sundeck, so that it ...
Bob drops by the third Elmwood project house to watch as the deck is covered with rubber and the hot tub is installed.
Carpenter Bob Ryley helps install the new railing on the hot tub deck.
The mahogany roof deck is complete, with the hot tub sturdily supported. Bob takes a final tour of the residence, the third Elmwood project house.
Remodeling of the attic floor continues with the installation of Hy-Lite acrylic walls, an HVAC system, and insulation.
Bob learns the process of creating stained glass windows. Designs begin on paper before they are traced onto glass using a light table. A variety of glass types a...
Bob and roofer Paul Morris begin mounting the skylight, by cutting a rough opening in the roof and laying a weather shield. Once the skylight is mounted and the f...
Bob joins contractor Bob Ryley, who is installing a Velux skylight on a curb mount. Ryley describes the screws and mounting hardware used, and Bob demonstrates th...
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley install a vinyl-clad Pella window awning with pre-assembled exterior trim.
Bob oversees the installation of a Velux skylight in a standing-seam metal-shingled roof.
Bob interviews drywall contractor Mark Richardson, as he hangs drywall inside a skylight and attaches the corner bead.
Contractor Larry Landers demonstrates how to install roofing shingles around skylights.
