Shades For Skylights ?
 

Hello:

Have a 25 yr old house with 3 skylights cut into the roof, that I recently
moved into.

The skylights face west, and they really allow a tremendous amount of light
and heat in.

They are fairly high up, and no practical way to reach them for a manually
operated shade.

Is there anythong offered by any mfg. that would allow operating a shade or
slats from the floor below ?
There is no electrical outlet up there, and would be a big job wiring one
in.

Some kind of long plastic rod, perhaps, that would hug the wall ? If so,
how is the problem of trasitionming from the vertical wall to the angled
roof where the skylights are handled ? A cord, or... ?

Thanks,
Bob

"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hello:

Have a 25 yr old house with 3 skylights cut into the roof, that I
recently
moved into.

The skylights face west, and they really allow a tremendous amount of
light
and heat in.

They are fairly high up, and no practical way to reach them for a manually
operated shade.

Is there anythong offered by any mfg. that would allow operating a shade
or
slats from the floor below ?
There is no electrical outlet up there, and would be a big job wiring one
in.

Some kind of long plastic rod, perhaps, that would hug the wall ? If so,
how is the problem of trasitionming from the vertical wall to the angled
roof where the skylights are handled ? A cord, or... ?

Thanks,
Bob


There are battery operated ones. You are going to need to change batteries
at least once a year.

They also sell a pole that they claim can be used to slide the blind/shade
open or closed. IMO they don't work.

Your best option is to just cover them with a shade or something that never
moves. Who wants a skylight on the west side of a house any time of year.

I should mention that you might have heat gain glass breakage problems since
these are on the west side.

Colbyt