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skylightseeker
in Skylight 11 years and 3 months ago
Bubble Skylight vs. Flat Skylight?
First time posting here! Really love this community. It has been a real resource for us as we go through our renovation! So, we are…
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vanderbilt1877
in Skylight 10 years ago
Antique skylight repair- know anyone?
Hi, I have a small skylight on the back roof of my house in Brooklyn. It has that old-fashioned chicken wire glass and looks to…
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drumlover
in Skylight 10 years and 8 months ago
insulating a skylight that goes up through attic
I just bought a place with a huge skylight that goes through about 12 feet of attic, and itself is at least 12 feet off…
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buggerbuddy
in Skylight 11 years and 8 months ago
Skylight wont close (pole operated)
So I opened up the skylight and I guess I opened it too far because it fell back down a “step” and now its stuck…
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brooklynbemused
in Skylight 11 years and 11 months ago
Vented skylight
I have a 2′ square pyramid shaped skylight at the top of the stairs that I would like to have vented so that the heat…
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blue1892
in Skylight 12 years ago
Buyer's Agent or no Buyer's Agent?
Hi All – looking for a bit of guidance here. We are first time home buyers looking for a 3 Family building in Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy)…
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noparkslope
in Skylight 12 years ago
Skylight- any problem replacing original?
I have a brownstone with the original glass and metal skylight above the stairwell. It has permanently open louvered vents that through which heat flows…
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ebon2
in Skylight 13 years and 11 months ago
Skylight Shade???
We have a very large skylight (8′ x 8′) that is overdue for some kind of shade. I’m having difficulty finding a solution for our…
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jzeitlin
in Skylight 12 years and 10 months ago
Recommendation on contractor to do Skylight repair
I have searched everywhere on Brownstoner but can’t find any recommendations for a contractor to repair skylights. I have a skylight that leaks every time…
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backeast
in Skylight 12 years and 10 months ago
Operable vs. non-operable skylight
We are installing a new skylight and trying to decide whether it should be operable or not. I am thinking it would be nice to…
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evie
in Skylight 12 years and 11 months ago
Skylight Recommendation
Anyone have a recommendation for someone or company to replace an old skylight. The current one is just a simple flat top. Nothing fancy -…
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brooklyntarbeach
in Skylight 13 years and 3 months ago
Is old skylight over common hallway meant for proper ventilation too?
Flat roof vented skylight over common hallway. Besides the light, to what extent is the purpose proper ventilation of house. Sure would be warmer…
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bubu
in Skylight 13 years and 5 months ago
Your favorite sheetrock repair person
We are finally installing skylights now. Roof guy only installs skylights. Now we need good sheetrock guy. Can you recommend reasonably priced guy? Thanks in…
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bubu
in Skylight 13 years and 5 months ago
Cutting beam of ceiling for large skylight
Please help me. A few days ago, roof man (he did nice job) installed skylights (14″x60 ) on the extended room (16’x20′) built back of…
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Laura
in Skylight 13 years and 6 months ago
Circular Stained Glass Skylight
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ec046e1e2e9c-.jpg When I bought my 1905 neo-French Renaissance house, it had a light shaft that ran vertically from roof to basement, with a skylight on…
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bubu
in Skylight 13 years and 7 months ago
Skylight for flat roof
My project is installing skylight on the flat roof. Velux is only for pitched roof. Anyone who have installed skylight on the flat roof? Please…
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bennybushwick
in Skylight 13 years and 7 months ago
Skylight remplacement
I am and in the process to remplace 2 of my skylights or velux. and i was wondering if any one can recommend someone that…
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