The Daylight and Fresh Air Solution

Have you ever considered skylights?

We’re spending a lot more time at home lately and you may have noticed a room or two that could benefit from more natural light or a nice breeze every now and then.

Skylights are a great natural lighting alternative to lamps and overhead lights, and they can help maintain your ideal indoor climate while contributing to your home's overall energy efficiency.

And, did you know there's more than one type of skylight? Actually, there are quite a few options. Here are the 3 most popular:

1. The Fixed Skylight

Fixed skylights are all about the light. These skylights don't open and sit squarely (or rectangular-ly) on your roof to allow daylight into your home. They're generally glazed with flat or gently curved panes of tempered glass. You'll also see them with acrylic or polycarbonate plastic in flat, bubble-shaped profiles.

2. Venting Skylights

Venting skylights open just a smidge to allow fresh air to flow in and out of your home. They're equipped with a hand crank or small motor in order to open them and, like fixed skylights, they may be glass- or plastic-glazed.

VELUX offers venting skylights in solar-powered, electric, and manual options. The solar and electric venting skylights are powered by remote or via the VELUX ACTIVE app that connects your skylight to your phone so you can open and close it anytime.

The venting solar and electric skylights also feature a rain sensor designed to automatically close the skylight at the first sign of rain.

3. Roof Windows

Roof windows are a slightly different kind of venting skylight. Rather than opening a few inches to allow fresh air in, they open up wide. Roof windows can open with a top hinge, side hinge, or with a central pivot point. Some roof windows - like the VELUX Flat Roof Exit Skylight and the Roof Window Access roof window - open wide enough to qualify as egress openings, which can be used in case of emergency.

At Bruin, our customers love the Skylights we’ve installed, and with so many great options from Velux, you will too! Contact our expert team to learn more.