Tubular skylights fit in spaces too small for full-sized skylights. Great for baths, hallways and kitchens, a tubular skylight provides a lot of natural light with a minimum of space and effort. In the ceiling they look just like an overhead light fixture - but with no need for electricity. Some kits come with light diffusers. Tubular skylights are pre-assembled to various degrees to make installation easy. Due to their relatively small size, they work with any roof support type without the need for cutting and reinforcing joists. Installation is relatively simple, as long as you take the time to measure properly and plan the location.
Roof Styles When shopping, make sure you get the proper mounting kit for your style of roof. Thicker roofs, such as wood shakes or clay tile, use a different type of flashing than regular asphalt shingles. Installation Always follow the manufacturer's specific instructions. The basic installation steps are: 1. Determine the location for the tubular light. The tube must have a clear path from the ceiling to the roof. The path does not have to be absolutely straight, the tube is flexible. The tube must also fit between rafters and between roof supports. 2. Check the attic above the location for joists, wiring or other obstructions to the tube. 3. Push a nail through the ceiling in the center of where the ceiling fixture/diffuser will be. 4. While in the attic, check plumb from the nail hole to where the roof hole will be. Dangle the plumb bob from the inside of the roof until it points directly to the nail hole. Mark the spot on the inside of the roof. Drill a hole or drive a nail up through the roof to mark the center of where the dome will be. OR Have a helper stand in the room below and shine a flashlight up through the nail hole. Mark the point of light on the inside of the roof. 5. Cut the ceiling hole. 6. Remove the roof shingles. Cut the roof hole using the template provided. 7. Attach flashing. To avoid leaks, when mounting the dome on the roof, always nail or screw exactly where the manufacturer specifies (and nowhere else). 8. Attach dome. 9. Insert tube and attach on roof and at the ceiling fixture as directed . 10. Install the ceiling fixture/diffuser inside. 11. Insulate as recommended by the manufacturer. Idea. Good Idea: The more direct the line of the tube and the shorter the tube, the more light you will receive. Light kits are available to allow you to use the tubular skylight as a regular electric overhead light. Install the kit according to the manufacturer's directions. ********************************************************************** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
