One way that you can bring more light into your home is with roof windows and skylight. Skylight windows come in a variety of styles, some that vent and some that do no, as well as different sizes, so that you can find the perfect Anderson window skylight for your home.
Your Anderson skylight window offers you plenty of features. If you choose this skylight window in a roof style, you can choose from venting and non-venting styles. Your Anderson skylight windows can also come with electric operators that sense the rain and close as needed. Your Anderson window skylights also feature a new style of glass that stays cleaner and resists water spots, so that you will always have a clear view. As with other Anderson windows, skylights are designed for ease in installation, and your Anderson window skylights are also designed for water-tightness and maximum energy efficiency.
Choosing skylight window treatments can be tricky, mostly because skylights are set into your roof. Some people prefer to use their skylights without window treatments, or you can get Anderson skylight window shades.
Skylight window blinds can help block the light coming into your home, cutting down the brightness and blocking some of the heat. Motorized Anderson window skylight shades can allow you to open and close the shades as you need to, even on skylights that are hard to reach.
A nice feature to using skylights is that they can be very energy efficient. Skylights can help provide a good amount of the light needed for the room they are located in during the day time. Using shades can adjust the amount of light that comes in, and you will obviously need to use artificial lights on some inclement days and at night. If properly sized and placed, skylights can provide more light with less heat than your traditional light bulbs. This can help control your cooling costs during the summer. In the winter, your skylight window can provide passive heating, though this can be offset if they lose too much heat at night. You will need to consult with your contractor as to the proper placement for your home.
You can also figure it out based on your average weather and the size of the room. When you account for reflection, low sun angles, hazy, and other light influencing factors, to take the most advantage of the sun with your skylight on a sunny day you need about 4% of your ceiling to be a skylight window. For cloudy days, this increases to 10-15%. In warm climates, it is often better to keep skylight windows small, while cooler climates can actually benefit from larger skylights.
