Skylights can make a dreary room bright, capture a view, or provide a starlit panorama from your bedroom. They provide up to 30% more light than regular windows. This added light can transform a room – giving it an open, airy feeling.

Like windows, skylights can be fixed or operable. Fixed skylights might be flat, or domed, and they obviously only provide light. Other models of skylights which provide ventilation can be opened or closed using a hand crank, a remote control, a wall switch, or an automatic temperature sensor.

When open, a roof skylight can create an updraft, venting a room of hot air. This can be done year round – including the air conditioning season – because the colder air will stay low.

Skylights can be great problem-solvers. For instance, in a small bathroom with limited wall space, a skylight might be the only way to get natural light into the room. A skylight with clear glass will direct the sunlight to a specific spot. If you buy one with acrylic or obscure glass, the light will be spread over a larger area.

Consider a Skylight from Matsell’s today and shed some light on your home this holiday season!