Skylights & Solar Tubes

Skylights, tubular skylights & custom sunrooms

Sometimes you gotta let the light shine in and embrace the best of what mother nature has to offer. Whether you want to lay on the couch and look up at the clouds, vent a room or finally have daylight in that hallway or laundry — we can help make it happen. We carry Velux skylights and roof windows, and custom residential and architectural skylights and sunrooms from Royalite Manufacturing. We also carry the very popular and easy to install Solatube and the Velux Sun Tunnel for daylighting those dark spaces.

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We feel the best way to purchase a window or door product is through our free on-site or in-home consultation service. Our experienced professionals will work with you to come up with the best window and/or door solution to fit your project while keeping with the architectural character of your home and lifestyle. Whether buying for new construction or replacing existing, you’ll get a hassle-free estimate based on your project with no obligation.

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Velux Skylights

Velux is the world leader in skylights and roof windows, manufacturing environmentally friendly products that provide and control daylight and fresh air in buildings. Their venting skylight not only daylights a room, but opens for fresh air, allowing you to control your home’s moisture level by releasing stale, humid air. Velox offers a complete system of energy-efficient skylights, blinds and accessories for any solution from installation right down to the finishing touches.
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The open floor plan of this kitchen features exposed beams with skylights positioned over the work area to bathe the room in natural light. By opening your ceiling to the outdoors, you can transform any room of the house into a bright and healthy space with views of blue sky, starry nights, and passing storms. Let our experts show you how.

This home on the bay has great views and lots of natural light from the Royalite Multi-lite Ridge Skylight installed on the roof

Royalite Skylights

Northern California’s Royalite Manufacturing fabricates a variety of custom skylights, canopies, solariums and sunrooms designed for residential and commercial applications. They offer a full range of design options from basic acrylic domed skylights to the most energy-efficient insulated glass skylights. Their extended family of products include structural pyramids, double-hips, ridges, gables, and multi-sided skylights to satisfy the most exotic of architectural concepts.
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With over fifty years of skylight design and construction expertise, Royalite skylights has evolved into a fabricator of the highest quality custom designed residential and commercial skylights available. From a multi-lite ridge skylight on the bay to a multi-lite lean-to skylight in the hills, each skylight is built to exacting specifications with a range of design options and features to choose from.

Royalite fabricated this octagon solarium with a pyramid glass roof making it the perfect addition to the garden

A solarium or sunroom can be a wonderful addition to any garden or outdoor living space. The unique design of this octagon garden solarium features a pyramid roof with five of the eight roof segments glass. Royalite fabricated the five sided glass octagon roof structure to take advantage of the beams that support the roof and blend seamlessly with the rear portion of the roof that’s covered with standard roofing materials.

Tubular daylighting devices are affordable, high-performance lighting solutions that bring daylight into dark interior spaces.

Velux Sun Tunnel Skylights

The Velux Sun Tunnel brings natural light to even the darkest areas of your home, those rooms where the only light that enters is when you open a door or turn on a light. The specially designed tunnel passes from roof to ceiling, and is available in a rigid tunnel providing the brightest illumination, or a flexible tunnel for easy installation, especially around attic obstacles.
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You can dramatically change a dark hallway into an inviting passageway with the addition of Velux Sun Tunnel Skylights. The attractive ceiling diffuser blends unnoticed into the ceiling, spreading a soft natural light into the space below.

Solatube

Solatube first developed the tubular daylighting technology to deliver natural light into interior spaces like closets, bathrooms, offices and corridors, and have since become the ideal solution for lighting interiors in a cost-effective, energy-efficient and eco-friendly way. Solatube offers a variety of residential and commercial high-performance daylighting devices that utilize patented optical technologies to significantly improve the way daylight is captured and delivered to interior spaces.
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Adding natural light to your home is quick and easy when you install a Solatube Daylighting System. Their patented fastening and telescoping tube system makes installation in most situations a snap and attic obstructions are no longer a problem. Angle adapters and extension tubing make it easy to skirt around rafters and joists for quick, easy installation.

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Contractors

If you are a contractor, we have a truckload of services designed especially for you. From accounts, millwork and fabrication, to scheduled deliveries, custom orders, and tool repair. We know how valuable your time is and we are here to help speed things along.

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From small orders to an entire truck load, if you need it delivered or don’t have a big enough trunk, let us know. We have a fleet of trucks and offer curbside delivery directly to your jobsite. Prices vary based on distance, and quotes are available from your salesperson when you place your order.

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We offer complete milling and fabrication services through our Lumber Desk. If you need to match a moulding pattern or historical siding for a renovation, or you’re creating something totally new for a custom home, our experienced professionals are here to help with your project and millwork specifications.

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What to consider when buying a skylight

Skylights can be a wonderful addition to your home, filling a space with natural light or adding ventilation and dimension to any room they are installed in. There are a few basic types to consider and each one may serve a different function in your living space. When it comes to buying a skylight there are a few things to consider:

Venting Skylights - An operable skylight will vent a room of hot, stale air that accumulates near the ceiling, providing fresh air and creating airflow within your home. These skylights can be manually operated with a rod or a crank if accessible, or with solar powered and electric options so all you have to do is flip a switch to open or close. Automatic sensors can also be incorporated to trigger the skylight to open and vent when it’s too hot and close when it starts to rain.

Fixed Skylights - Fixed skylights when installed properly are air- and water-tight and can change the character of a room by adding a sense of spaciousness and natural light to a dark interior. Excess light can be controlled by adding a screen or louvers, and some skylights are available with built-in light filtering blinds with solar powered push button or manual operation. Also, keep in mind the type of light shaft used will determine the type of light entering a room – flared will provide the most amount of light, straight or shaft-less for drama.

Energy Efficiency - Skylights are rated just like windows for energy efficiency and manufacturers use various technologies like heat-absorbing tints, insulated glazing, and Low-E coatings to control heat transfer and UV radiation to reduce fabric and floor fading. In general, skylight size should never be more than 5% of the floor area in a room with many windows. We will work with you to determine what your options are to maximize daylighting and passive solar heating potential.

Glazing - Skylight glazing is made either of glass or plastic, and your choice will depend on expected performance and your budget. Plastic glazing is usually acrylic or polycarbonate and is the least expensive and less likely to break. However, plastic surfaces scratch easily, and they may become brittle and discolored over time. Skylights using glass glazing are generally more costly, but have the added advantages of durability and lack of discoloration with age.

Whether you are looking to purchase a skylight or you’re thinking about lighting a dark interior space — talk to us, our experts are product knowledgeable and ready to help.