Dear Jim: I try to use fewer electric lights to save electricity. I would like to get more natural light, but the cost of a skylight is over my budget. Are tubular skylights effective and easy to ...

Q: I would prefer to get more free natural light but am not sure whether to install a large rectangular skylight or a tubular one. Which one is the best choice? A: Although the amount of electricity ...

Q. I try to use fewer electric lights to save electricity. I would like to get more natural light, but the cost of a skylight is over my budget. Are tubular skylights effective and easy to install ...

Q: My kitchen and a hallway are dark and I would like to add some natural lighting. Skylights are too expensive and I can”t install them myself. Are the lower-cost skylight tube kits a good ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

The high inflation of the past few years, including significant increases in power bills, means it costs more and more to turn on the lights. Solar panels are one way to take a bite out of those power ...

Buildings that let in more light work better for the people inside. Studies in schools retrofitted with large skylights have proved the benefits. Where extra sources are added, light bills go down, as ...

Brett Batten and his fiancee Ying faced a problem in their Wortley Village duplex that’s common to many older homes: a lack of daylight, and concurrently a lack of fresh air in their loft. Two older ...

The Solatube Daylighting skylight uses a reflective dome to catch light rays and direct them at any angle, regardless of the time of day. It then transports the trapped sunbeams down through a ...

Like its big brother up on the roof, a tubular skylight brings soft, natural filtered light into a room without the use of electricity, but its advantage over a skylight is that it works in small ...