3 Essential Things You Need to Consider Before Installing a Skylight
There are many reasons homeowners decide to install a skylight. Skylights help provide more natural light, save money on electric bills, and may increase your home value. However, installing a skylight without doing your research isn't a bright idea.
Important Factors to Think About Before Installing a Skylight
Like any big project around the house, it’s important to do your homework before jumping into a major installation.
Here are three things you need to think about before installing your skylight.
1. Select a Skylight Style
As with everything that you can add to your house, skylights come in different shapes, sizes, designs, and costs.
Chances are you're not deciding to put in a skylight on a whim, so you have a pretty good idea of what you hope to accomplish with your installation. For instance, if you're looking just to add more natural light, you might want to consider a domed skylight. This style allows leaves and other debris to slide off, leaving an unobstructed path for that natural light to come in.
Another style question you need to ask yourself is whether you want to also increase air circulation in your home. If so, you need to consider a vented skylight instead of a fixed skylight. While vented skylights can help with airflow, they are also more prone to leaks and generally a more expensive option.
2. Where to Place Your Skylight
You might have dreams of a beautiful skylight over your bed, but depending on the orientation of your home, this might not be the best option.
If your goal is to add more natural light into a room, you want to place your skylight on a north-facing roof. However, if you're looking for energy savings, aim for a south-facing roof. However, it's important to note that rooms over a south-facing skylight may tend to overheat in the hot summer months.
3. How Easy it Will Be to Install Your Skylight
Whether you’re doing it yourself or hiring a reliable roofing company to install your skylight, there are a few factors you should be aware of that might impact the difficulty, timeframe, and cost of the installation.
If there is electrical or plumbing between your ceiling and roof, it will take a little more planning and precision to install your skylight. Also, try to plan your installation during a period where it’s not likely to rain. Summer is generally the best time, but you also risk running into pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon that could delay your installation.
Do Your Homework Before Installing Your Skylight
With so many skylight options and purposes, it's important to do your homework to understand precisely how installing a skylight can benefit your home.
In the end, it all comes down to what you hope to accomplish. Visit a home improvement store, do internet research, and talk to a trained roofing specialist to determine what would work best for you.
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