Spring has finally arrived and it's time to decide what home
improvement project best prepares you to take in all that summer can offer.
Before you look outward and contact
retaining
wall contractors to to terrace your
backyard, consider the benefits of installing skylights in some strategic
places throughout your home.
Skylights can maximize all that summer sunshine
while helping you to open up your rooms and increase energy savings.
Kitchens and Living Rooms
No matter the layout of your home, there are several rooms whose
atmosphere and overall lighting can be improved with skylights. In particular,
you can look to the rooms where most families spend the bulk of their time,
such as kitchens and living rooms. These rooms tend to be hubs of activity and,
with the addition of skylights, can be suffused with natural light. Not only is
natural light known to enhance mood and provide vitamin D, it can reduce energy
use from electricity in these often-occupied spaces. Considering how much time
families typically spend in these spaces, installing skylights can add up to
substantial energy savings.
Smaller Rooms
Other rooms that can benefit from skylights are smaller rooms,
such as bathrooms or converted attics, that can feel more spacious when
skylights are installed. Converted attics are ripe for skylights, which can
dramatically update the space from a musty, too-close feel to a bright and airy
atmosphere. Really any smaller room in your home can experience a similar
transformation, even if their ceilings aren’t directly below the roof. In these
situations,
home
remodeling contractorscan
install
tunnel
skylights, which use mirrors and
tubes to funnel light from an exterior surface to bring natural light into the
room.
Breezy Rooms
In bathrooms, skylights not only provide privacy while letting in
natural light, they also have the added benefit of increasing airflow and
ventilating moisture. This feature of venting skylights can be helpful in other
rooms of your house as well, no matter how high the ceilings, as there are
several models of skylights that can be opened and closed with a remote. Some
models even have a rain sensor and close automatically in the event of a
precipitation. Increasing natural ventilation with skylights can also cut
air-conditioning usage and costs and have the benefit of circulating fresh air.
