Not@home wrote:
I had a sola-tube installed. I watched the installation, but didn't
do it myself as I didn't want to rely on unskilled labor making a hole
in my roof and sealing it, nor cutting a rather large hole in the
plaster ceiling, and I needed a kink in the tube to align the ceiling
hole with the roof hole, which had to be offset to miss a rafter (I
figured the installer would have all the pieces needed, while I might
end up having to make multiple trips to pick up pieces I hadn't
anticipated.

We are very happy with the result. It has the electric light in it,
but we almost never need that, and it took a few years for us to learn
to stop trying to turn off the light when it wasn't on, since the unit
alone lets in a lot of light.

Ours also came with an exhaust fan that mounts remotely, where the
duct passes through the fascia, which reduces the fan noise in the
bathroom to virtually nothing.

I have no experience with other brands so I cannot address them.

Sevenbooks wrote:
Hi,

I need more light in my house. Has anyone installed the Sky tubes or
tunnels available at Lowes and Home Depot themselves? If so any tips
you'd like to share? Has it leaked or caused problems in your attic?
Are you happy with the amount of light it provides?

Lowes has one for $160. Is that one crap?

Thanks
Sevenbooks

Sola-Tube is amiddle of the road competitor. They use highly polished
aluminum. Over time, the aluminum slowly oxidizes,and its light
transmission ability drops.

Course, will we EVER notice the difference unless we install them both
in the same room side by side and watch what happens over time??

Its like many other things in life, we make a decision, and have few
regrets about it later on.

As a home improvement project to brighten up a room that can only be
used with the lights on in the daytime, all of these will work GREAT.
The only questions are how long will the effect last, will that be long
enough for me to care about the differences between products?