Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Nov 13, 2010 6:43 pm hi all we have a dark lounge room and have been looking at lightening the place up a bit. we ended up biting the bullet and going down the sun tube path and have been very disappointed with the FLURO-ness of the light that comes in. It has made the area looking very stark. It is like we have just installed a massive flurolight, not what we expected - does anyone know if this is a known characteristic of acrylic skylights? we are now thinking of going back to the drawing board and having this replaced with a recessed velux glass skylight - has anyone had any experience between acrylic and glass skylight (velux) ? do they emit a different light? we are hoping that the velux skylights will allow for a more subtle light coming through. many thanks in advance! Re: Skylights - Brightness and type of light 2Nov 18, 2010 4:39 pm I'm going with a Velux in our renovation in our kitchen. I've been researching them. I also know a person with one. They love them. The only negative is they do get hot. I'm going to have an opening one with a rain sensor. Possibly either lightly tinted or with a blind attached for when the sun is directly overhead. Actually maybe you and I are on a different path. My one will be a more roof window - large window with large gyprocked opening as opposed to a traditional skylight that has the tube running through the roof cavity - is that what your thinking? Re: Skylights - Brightness and type of light 4Nov 19, 2010 10:02 am It must be summer already because we had 3 calls about skylights this week. Mostly people inquire about getting a secondary double glazed fixed panel as a solution to the heat and light problem. One customer was thinking of getting obscure glass, another wanted tinted glass (his neighbour had it done and it worked well for them). Somebody was suggested low - e glass in a secondary unit, but this will only work on the room side for winter warmth. Placing low-e glass on the outside of the secondary unit will only reflect the heat back to the space between the skylight and the new secondary double glazed unit, creating a heat pocket. This is not an effective way to solve a problem. White obscure laminated glass worked well for 'softening' the light, especially if there are multiple skylights or a large glazing area. Double glazed secondary fixed panels have solved the hotness problem of skylights. One drawback on installing a secondary double glazed fixed panel, is if your skylight opens, the fixed secondary panel would render such mechanism useless - so you will no longer be able to open the skylight. Hope this helps. Sydney Double (and now Triple) Glazed Windows and Doors mob 0412 717 066 Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Wollongong www.doubleglazedwindows.net.au Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 27994 2 5134 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 12040 |