Anyone have any experience purchasing and having one installed? Now that it's starting to heat up, we've noticed the skylight in our kitchen is letting a lot of heat into the house. We just bought the house in November of 2008, so this will be our first summer experiencing how this house handles the heat. The house was built in 1990, so I'm pretty sure the skylight is original (as well as the AC, but thats a whole other deal...) and probably not the best option as it's not tinted. Any help would be much appreciated!
Skylights are not energy efficient in the Austin summers. They are terrible-a large hole in your insulated roof area. But there is a type of skylight called "Solar Tubes" that is considered energy efficient-check into them. We may add a couple to our project.
Yes, I am well aware they are not energy efficient in the least. I guess I just mean relatively more energy efficient than what we currently have.
