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How to Install The Perfect Skylight
Skylights make a room feel expansive. Here's how to choose--and install--the one that's right for you.Published in the November 2005 issue.
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Skylights, which contribute to an evenly lighted interior, are growing in popularity.
People usually know what they want when it comes to selecting doors and windows, but skylights occupy a more mysterious niche. Inaccessible and above the fray, skylights just sit up there in your roof. What makes one preferable to the next and how it's installed are questions most of us leave unanswered.
Yet more skylights are appearing in houses all the time. With choices expanding, many homeowners are convinced that one skylight isn't enough. "There's a growing trend to install several skylights throughout a home, not just in the kitchen or bath," says James Rice, an architect in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The selection process is easier than many homeowners think because almost any skylight can work--if it's properly installed. So let's head up to the roof.
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