The Siding Chronicles.

loneframer

No, it's a big ass skylight. 4'x4'. It was here when I bought the house. You'd get microwaved without the blinds closed on a sunny day, it's on the South side.

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rbsremodeling

I'd be scared everytime the wind blew. Wow its like have the roof

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loneframer

There ain't no furniture under it, you can believe that. I've been here so long I forget it's there, thanks for reminding me.

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rbsremodeling

I got two over my bed in the master bedroom. I have no idea what I was thinking, when I was installing them. Every time the wind blows hard the wife gets up and goes to the other bedroom

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loneframer

One of the biggest mistakes people make in the coastal communities is putting in skylights. The seagulls love to drop clams and crabs on them to break their shells. I was in the room a couple times when it happened and I promise you, it will scare the daylights out of you.

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Patrick

We install a lot of skylites, and we remove, and board up just as many. The seal of the glass to the frame is always what goes bad on them.

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

loneframer

When I first started in new construction, we installed alot of "bubble" skylights. They really sucked, they were cheap as hell though.

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rbsremodeling

We put a lot of Velux models in exclusively for the last 5 years, very few problems

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Patrick

lol they remind me of those crappy basement window well covers at the hardware store. But seriously, andersen skylites are the worst pieces of crap ever made. we are always replacing them with velux units, although they use two different sizing matrix's

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

rbsremodeling

I installed 3 in a garage. The ones that are power operated I almost pee'd my pants when they energized them. Sooo cool

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loneframer

You guys ever put in a solartube? They look like a great idea.

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rbsremodeling

3-4 of them They are bright as hell. Incredible amount of light is given off from them

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loneframer

I like the idea that they fit between layouts and you can sneak one in practically anywhere. Are they costly?

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rbsremodeling

NO basic kit was 2-300 Bucks.

We did one that had 4 bubbles on the roof that gave you 4 tubes to direct inside the house. 1 in each closet and one in the bedroom and one in the bathroom area

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ChrWright

Did one in a recent bath remodel--like RBS said, it puts out a ton of light and was a piece of cake to install.

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Tom M

This interesting feedback. I never installed one. I assumed there crap. Does the heat come with this intense light? I see you can diffuse the light with different lenses, have either of you guys purchased a special lense other than the stock one?

bert0168

I like them. Installed one in a bath that lost it's window to an addition we were doing. As stated they let in an amazing amount of light for what it is.

Plus inexpensive (hate the word cheap) and easy to install for a pro.

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Originally Posted by CCCo. Yep, you guessed, sold by a fancy white guy, installed by the brown army.

loneframer

Before photos and current progress.I really like the continuous line of the barge board/fascia/rakes around the bottom of the second floor.

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TimelessQuality

Looking good Lone.. good choice on the siding.

Please don't take offense, but it kinda looks like a cottage w/ basement, that the frost heaved the whole basement out of the ground

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rbsremodeling

Are you going to paint the puke colored Stucco to match the siding?

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