VELUX Skylights & Sun Tunnels: Install, Repair, Restore

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How to Choose the Best Skylights, Sun Tunnels, and Domes for Your Home

For over 25 years, Pacific Roofing Systems has proven to be Orange County’s premier skylight installation company and is often considered the best roofer for installing skylights throughout Southern California. Contact us for the highest quality VELUX skylight contractor you can trust to complete your project with great care and expertise.

Skylights let the warmth and beauty of the sun into your home. At Pacific Roofing Systems in Orange County, CA, we are certified specialists installing VELUX skylights and sun tunnels, the leading skylight manufacturer.

The VELUX Skylights are made with Neat® glass which creates a smooth surface and disperses water evenly, removing dirt more quickly and reducing water spots. Neat® glass also offers a high level of noise protection which reduces outside noise by up to 25% less than a standard double pane glass, and up to 50% less than a plastic skylight. To learn more about VELUX skylight options, check out VELUX’s website.

Installing, replacing, or repairing a skylight requires attention to detail and experience. It’s important to hire a roofing contractor that has both these traits. The team at Pacific Roofing Systems has extensive experience installing skylights and sun tunnels in the Orange County area. We ensure your skylight or sun tunnel is leak-free from day one. That’s why we’re certified by the leading brand in the industry, VELUX, to install their products.

Skylight vs Sun Tunnel Cost Comparison

As a property owner, you want to make the most out of the natural light on your property. While installing skylights can be costlier than sun tunnels, you need to be conscious of the long-term financial consequence of your investment.

Depending on the solar-power features of your skylight, you could be eligible for a solar tax credit. Even a solar accessory on your skylight could put you in line for the tax credit. Not only that, but a skylight will add to the value of your home, getting you a good deal when it’s time for you to resell.

As with any purchase, you need to weigh all the pros and cons of installing a skylight versus a sun tunnel. The most important factors include your unique needs, home, lifestyle, and goals. Whether you go for a skylight or a sun tunnel, you will live with your choice for quite a long time. That’s why you’re better off with something more to your liking or preference.

Skylight vs Sun Tunnel

Skylights are like windows, except instead of being on your wall, they’re on your roof. On the other hand, sun tunnels are tubes through which natural light is reflected. All you see on the outside is a glass dome; on the inside, you get a small circular opening through which natural light passes.

A skylight lets light straight through while the sun tunnel grabs light, magnifies it, and projects it through a light diffuser. Since the skylight is a window that gives you direct sunlight, you get more sunlight than you would from the sun tunnel. This can add a brilliant glow to a dark and dull room, warming up the space and making it more livable.

Skylights

Skylights open you up to the great outdoors. You get to see the sky in full view, and you can even stargaze during the night from the comfort of your home.

When it comes to skylights, you can get the fixed kind or the vented option. Fixed skylights are tightly sealed, whereas vented ones can open and close to allow airflow. If you dread reaching for your roof to let air through your natural light fixture, you can get a motorized skylight that opens and closes at the click of a button. Worried there might be too much light pouring in through your skylight? You can get tinted glass options or different pleated blind options. All these personalized features aren’t available when going for a sun tunnel, so that’s something you need to keep in mind.

Sun Tunnels

Looking to bring more sunlight into your home but still waiting for a complete remodel? Unlike traditional windows, the VELUX Sun Tunnel® Skylight can be installed within an afternoon, making it one of the fastest and most inexpensive ways to transform your home with natural light.

There are two types of sun tunnels, flexible and rigid. Flexible sun tunnels are used when there are obstructions in the way of the space required for installation. Rigid sun tunnels are used when a straight shot from the roof down through the ceiling. A polished, reflective inner surface mirrors light and channels it through a tube, often through several building floors. These ‘solar tubes’ might be more energy efficient than skylights since light is contained and scattered throughout the space.

Hiring the Best Skylight Company

For over 25 years, we’ve helped a wide range of clients in Orange County, California, bring the benefits of natural light and fresh air into their homes or business. Pacific Roofing Systems is a VELUX Skylight Specialist with a reputation for quality, innovation, trouble-free installation, and professional service. From residential to commercial applications, Pacific Roofing Systems proudly installs the full line of energy-efficient, architectural grade VELUX daylighting solutions – including skylights, sun tunnel skylights, domes, and accessories.

VELUX No Leak Skylights transform any home with natural light and fresh air. As part of the VELUX Skylight Specialist network, we’re here to help make your life lighter and brighter with new VELUX skylights. With a smooth and hassle-free installation process, you can relax and start enjoying your slice of sky sooner than you think.