As professionals with 20-years of experience in flat roofing, we have this year a 5 years-anniversary of successful manufacturing and installation of Acrylic Skylights and the Great Montreal Area. Thanks to all our clients and partners that you are with us on this special year.
Our clients with flat roofs using our services in flat roofing in Montreal usually ask us about Skylights inspection or repair.
With about 20 years of experience in flat roof renovation, 5 years ago we started the production of skylights. Both of these areas help us provide our customers with a full service in the maintenance and repair of flat roofs.
This year was difficult for everyone, with the impossibility of traveling, more and more homeowners are investing this money in their homes. After all, the house should be comfortable and not bring surprises to its owners. It is certainly better to start improving your home from the roof.
The new season is coming soon. We are waiting for you in 2021. Please try to request a quote for flat roof repair or skylight installation in advance so that we can prepare for the successful implementation of your project.
Skylights can be a wonderful feature in most homes. They bring additional natural light into your environment, making rooms feel more spacious, expansive and inviting.
Do skylights need maintenance? How often does skylight need to be inspected?
Professionally installed, quality manufactured skylights coming with a 7-10 years warranty. That’s why they don’t need any maintenance for the first 7-10 years.
But you can do an inspection every 5 years in fall to be sure not to get any bad surprises during the rain and winter seasons.
Let's talk about common symptoms when you need to think about your skylights inspection and maintenance: skylights age and condensation.
Sun tunnels, also known as sun pipes, sun tubes, sky tubes, solar light tubes and light tunnels, are a great way to bring in daylight in rooms that lack natural lighting due to the house geographic location or windows size. Unlike skylights sun tunnels introduce a more flexible yet less architecturally impactful design. The structure of the sun tunnels permits them to effectively capture the rays of light, transport it through a highly reflective tube, and direct the beam to a specific area of a room. Sun tunnels take up a small area on the roof; when installed, the unit can bend around attic obstructions to minimize the amount of roof work and maximize sunlight. Sun tunnels can also be a great energy saver as they reduce the need for artificial lighting, minimize heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter.
The quantity and quality of light around us determine how well we see, work, and play. Light affects our health, safety, productivity and comfort. Besides windows, skylights is a perfect, and certainly a very beautiful, way to fill the space inside your house with natural light and fresh air. Daylight is the essential element that transforms conventional rooms into splendid spaces that add value and quality to your home and your life. There is a common misconception about skylights according to which skylights are luxury elements of décor; they are expensive and hard to install, they require special care, etc. These misbeliefs rise from a few decades back when early generations of skylights became popular, and some models indeed have issues.
Feng Shui is an ancient teaching developed over 3,000 years ago in China. It is thought of as the art of arranging your home and office space in such a way to maximize the positive energy and diminish the negative energy. Through the specific placement of objects and spatial arrangement of furniture, you are able to generate the good energy or ch´i and repel the negative energy. Ch´i is an invisible life force and is the most important energy force in the Taoist belief system. Feng Shui attempts to correct the flow to maximize the potential of those living or working in the environment. The proper positioning of household objects will make life more balanced, harmonious, and prosperous. The two main branches of Feng Shui are the Traditional Chinese Compass School and the Black Sect Tantric Buddhism School. Developed by Thomas Lin Yun 15 years ago, the former has become popular in the western world.
In today's world the success of any business depends on the productivity of its employees. Whether you operate a small office, a retail store or a giant call center, switching from artificial to natural lighting offers a wide variety of benefits, from productivity boosts to serious reductions in utility bills and expenses. One of the easiest ways to introduce natural light into your workplace is by adding skylights to your building. So let's explore the five most important benefits of installing skylights in your office.
Skylights are weather-tight windows built directly into the roof of your house.They add a marvelous touch to just about every part of the house they’re installed in. If you're planning on installing a skylight, we've got a few reasons for you proving it to be a smart residential house investment.
Natural Lighting Effects
The most noticeable change after installing a skylight is greater amount of natural light. Whether you choose to install your skylight in a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom or whatever room you will notice a tremendous increase in overall brightness. Natural sunlight can improve living conditions in your home in many ways, most important of which are;
Improved mood. Sunlight is a natural and free mood enhancer. It helps your body produce vitamin D and protects from seasonal mood changes (SAD), reducing depression symptoms, fatigue and overeating habit.
Eyesight problems reduction. Natural daylight can also decrease eye strain and help those with vision difficulties see better, particularly during cold canadian winters, when daylight is extremely short.
Lower blood pressure. Sunlight can help to lower your blood pressure, which will lead to reduced stress and improved cardio-vascular system performance.
UV rays protection. Today’s technologies allow skylights to block harmful UV rays. So you won't have to sacrifice your furniture in exchange for more light.
At Skylights Montreal we use many types of acrylic glass in skylights production. Strong and lightweight, acrylic glass can easily be shaped into various forms. It has remarkable light transmission properties (up to 92% of visible light at 3 mm thickness). It also does not degrade from ultraviolet, which create a better insulation than that of regular glass. Skylights Montreal can produce transparent skylights, mat skylights, darkened skylights and even colorful skylights. Contact us now to find out what type of skylight fits best your needs.
Based on their experience, Skylights Montreal engineers recommend installing double or triple glazing into structural skylights rather than a single glass panel.
Advantages of using glazing in structural skylights include:
1. Energy-saving properties of glazing are far better than that of regular glass. Skylights Montreal employs double-glazing with argon (inert gas) injected between the layers of glass. In some cases, skylight heat preservation properties can be further improved with the “Low-E” technology.