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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
I've done some google searches, and found a LOT of info, but looking
for help sorting wheat from chaff. I have a house built in 1999, 2 story, half the house is one story with cathedral ceilings up to the roof, other half has the two bedrooms and loft on the second floor. in the great room on the cathedral side, there are 2 skylights. I'm not sure what brand they are, we didn't get that info when we bought the house (was 2/3 built when we found it and bought it so we're the only owners). In the summer, they really get the great room heated up. Our dog loves it, but I'd rather have something to filter it. I've seen various products to darken the windows, but that would be a real pain since these are convex to the outside, so it'd be like trying to get it applied well to the inside of a deep spoon. That kind of curvature isn't very accomondating to flat sheets of sticky film. Couldn't find anything on any type of blind or somethign I could put in the window well. I have about two or so feet of "window well" going up to the roof level from the inner ceiling, and thought maybe I could find something I could install internally, not on the windows, that would allow me to "close the blinds". Who has a solution they found to be effective? Who has a solution they wished they had avoided? Thanks for any info. John |
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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
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I've done some google searches, and found a LOT of info, but looking for help sorting wheat from chaff. ..... I've seen various products to darken the windows, but that would be a real pain since these are convex to the outside, so it'd be like trying to get it applied well to the inside of a deep spoon. That kind of curvature isn't very accomondating to flat sheets of sticky film. I would skip that idea for the reasons you noted and others. Couldn't find anything on any type of blind or something I could put in the window well. I have about two or so feet of "window well" going up to the roof level from the inner ceiling, and thought maybe I could find something I could install internally, not on the windows, that would allow me to "close the blinds". Google "skylight blinds" One hit you will get is: http://www.yourblinds.com/products/c...light_comp.asp I suspect that is the kind of thing you are looking for. Who has a solution they found to be effective? Who has a solution they wished they had avoided? Thanks for any info. John -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:47:02 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote: john wrote: I've done some google searches, and found a LOT of info, but looking for help sorting wheat from chaff. .... I've seen various products to darken the windows, but that would be a real pain since these are convex to the outside, so it'd be like trying to get it applied well to the inside of a deep spoon. That kind of curvature isn't very accomondating to flat sheets of sticky film. I would skip that idea for the reasons you noted and others. Couldn't find anything on any type of blind or something I could put in the window well. I have about two or so feet of "window well" going up to the roof level from the inner ceiling, and thought maybe I could find something I could install internally, not on the windows, that would allow me to "close the blinds". Google "skylight blinds" One hit you will get is: http://www.yourblinds.com/products/c...light_comp.asp I suspect that is the kind of thing you are looking for. Thanks! John |
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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
"john" wrote in message ... I've done some google searches, and found a LOT of info, but looking for help sorting wheat from chaff. I have a house built in 1999, 2 story, half the house is one story with cathedral ceilings up to the roof, other half has the two bedrooms and loft on the second floor. in the great room on the cathedral side, there are 2 skylights. I'm not sure what brand they are, we didn't get that info when we bought the house (was 2/3 built when we found it and bought it so we're the only owners). In the summer, they really get the great room heated up. Our dog loves it, but I'd rather have something to filter it. I've seen various products to darken the windows, but that would be a real pain since these are convex to the outside, so it'd be like trying to get it applied well to the inside of a deep spoon. That kind of curvature isn't very accomondating to flat sheets of sticky film. Couldn't find anything on any type of blind or somethign I could put in the window well. I have about two or so feet of "window well" going up to the roof level from the inner ceiling, and thought maybe I could find something I could install internally, not on the windows, that would allow me to "close the blinds". Who has a solution they found to be effective? Who has a solution they wished they had avoided? Add a line of trim inside the skylight boxes, and make up some drop-in window panels out of plexi with as dark a film as you want on them. Depending on size and angle of skylights, you may not even need to attach the plexi to a frame. In either case, you just push it up in the well, bending as needed, and let it lay on the trim lip you added. Cheap and reversible if you decide you don't like the look. You don't want this inner window to be air tight, to avoid condensation problems. Oh, and if great room doesn't have a ceiling fan, add one. It makes a big difference. aem sends... |
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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:49:05 GMT, "ameijers"
wrote: "john" wrote in message .. . I've done some google searches, and found a LOT of info, but looking for help sorting wheat from chaff. I have a house built in 1999, 2 story, half the house is one story with cathedral ceilings up to the roof, other half has the two bedrooms and loft on the second floor. in the great room on the cathedral side, there are 2 skylights. I'm not sure what brand they are, we didn't get that info when we bought the house (was 2/3 built when we found it and bought it so we're the only owners). In the summer, they really get the great room heated up. Our dog loves it, but I'd rather have something to filter it. I've seen various products to darken the windows, but that would be a real pain since these are convex to the outside, so it'd be like trying to get it applied well to the inside of a deep spoon. That kind of curvature isn't very accomondating to flat sheets of sticky film. Couldn't find anything on any type of blind or somethign I could put in the window well. I have about two or so feet of "window well" going up to the roof level from the inner ceiling, and thought maybe I could find something I could install internally, not on the windows, that would allow me to "close the blinds". Who has a solution they found to be effective? Who has a solution they wished they had avoided? Add a line of trim inside the skylight boxes, and make up some drop-in window panels out of plexi with as dark a film as you want on them. Depending on size and angle of skylights, you may not even need to attach the plexi to a frame. In either case, you just push it up in the well, bending as needed, and let it lay on the trim lip you added. Cheap and reversible if you decide you don't like the look. 'Zactly what I did with the two skylights in my current house. Except I use drywall drop-in panels (two per skylight--each panel covering half of the opening) for total sun blocking. The difference in temperature in the rooms (dining and bedroom) is amazing. In winter I just lift, tip and remove (I used strips of 1"-by-2" to support the panels). Only problem is that SWMBO really wants shades, so she can open and close 'em at will--rather than just twice a year! But that would cost close to $1000. And that's for the pole-operated ones, not the remote controlled, motorized ones! You don't want this inner window to be air tight, to avoid condensation problems. Oh, and if great room doesn't have a ceiling fan, add one. It makes a big difference. Yup, they do help, but they're nothin' like what a whole house exhaust fan will accomplish. But with cathedral ceilings throughout, that's not an option for me. --John W. Wells |
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Skylight and sunlight in summer heating room?
Add a line of trim inside the skylight boxes, and make up some drop-in window panels out of plexi with as dark a film as you want on them. Depending on size and angle of skylights, you may not even need to attach the plexi to a frame. In either case, you just push it up in the well, bending as needed, and let it lay on the trim lip you added. Cheap and reversible if you decide you don't like the look. 'Zactly what I did with the two skylights in my current house. Except I use drywall drop-in panels (two per skylight--each panel covering half of the opening) for total sun blocking. The difference in temperature in the rooms (dining and bedroom) is amazing. In winter I just lift, tip and remove (I used strips of 1"-by-2" to support the panels). Only problem is that SWMBO really wants shades, so she can open and close 'em at will--rather than just twice a year! But that would cost close to $1000. And that's for the pole-operated ones, not the remote controlled, motorized ones! You don't want this inner window to be air tight, to avoid condensation problems. Oh, and if great room doesn't have a ceiling fan, add one. It makes a big difference. Yup, they do help, but they're nothin' like what a whole house exhaust fan will accomplish. But with cathedral ceilings throughout, that's not an option for me. --John W. Wells Thanks for the tips everyone. I was looking at the frame of the skylights, and have some room to work with, and had thought of something removable secured to those - but I hadn't thought of something as simple as plexiglass with the film on it! The ceiling there *is* insulated, and we have a large AC for the house. It's not that we can't cool the room, we can, but just that I don't see any need to waste the energy cooling something that I should be able to keep from getting so warm in the first place. And since the programmable thermostat is in the hall right at the corner of this room, it makes the AC cycle more often than needed. There's a good 10 degree difference between this great room with the skylights and the bedroom directly next to it, also with the same cathedral ceiling. Both rooms have ceiling fans, so looks like a "plug-in" for the well is my answer. Appreciate the ideas! John |
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