Skylight Installation

Skylight Installation

Residential Skylights by Donnelly Skylights

Solar Powered Venting Skylights
The Solar Powered Venting Skylight (available for both deck and curb mount installations) features a solar panel that captures any available daylight and uses it to recharge a highly efficient, fully concealed battery powered operator and control system. The battery powered operator is the power source that opens and closes the skylight, negating the need for electrical wiring during installation. A rain sensor is built in to close the unit in the event that inclement weather arises while you’re away.

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Benefits of a Solar Powered Venting Skylight

  • Convenient: Opens and closes with our easy-to-use remote.
  • Economical: No need for costly wiring or electricity.
  • Fresh Air: Allows rejuvenating air to filter into your home.

Benefits of laminated glass

  • Clean: Features Neat® glass coating to keep your skylight cleaner longer, leaving the surface virtually spotless.
  • Quiet: Reduces unwanted outside noise by up to 25% less than a standard double pane glass, and up to 50% less than a plastic skylight.
  • Safe: VELUX recommends and building codes require laminated glass for out of reach applications.
  • Hail Warranty: 10 year warranty on laminated glass with Neat coating on cracking or breakage due to hail.
Electric Venting Skylight
Designed for deck and curb mounted installations, the VELUX Electric Venting skylight is an ideal daylighting solution for overhead applications for new builds and renovation projects. It brings in abundant natural light and with the swipe of the touch screen remote, opens to let fresh air in. And if inclement weather is on the way and you’re not at home, a rain sensor will automatically close the skylight for you.

 

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Benefits of an Electric Venting skylight

  • Convenient: Opens and closes with our easy-to-use remote.
  • Fresh Air: Allows rejuvenating air to filter into your home.
  • Sleek Design: A low profile design blends in with your roof.

Benefits of laminated glass

  • Clean: Features Neat® glass coating to keep your skylight cleaner longer, leaving the surface virtually spotless.
  • Quiet: Reduces unwanted outside noise by up to 25% less than a standard double pane glass, and up to 50% less than a plastic skylight.
  • Safe: VELUX recommends and building codes require laminated glass for out of reach applications.
  • Hail Warranty: 10 year warranty on laminated glass with Neat coating on cracking or breakage due to hail.
Manual Venting Skylights
Designed for both deck and curb installations, the VELUX Manual Venting skylight enables any home to embrace the best of what nature has to offer. Opening for maximum fresh air, the venting skylight contributes to a home’s proper moisture balance and comfort level by allowing stale, humid air to be released. Recommened for in-reach installations.

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Convenient manual control

Our manual skylights are easily opened and closed with VELUX accessories. A smooth turning handle is available in the box when skylights are installed within reach. For out-of-reach installations control rods are sold separately; consider a Solar Powered or Electric Venting model which comes with an easy to use touchscreen remote and integrated rain sensors to close the unit in case of inclement weather.

Benefits of a Manual Venting skylight

  • Convenient: Easily opens and closes with manual crank handle.
  • Economical: No need for costly wiring or electricity.
  • Sleek Design: A low-profile design blends in with your roof.

Benefits of laminated glass

  • Clean: Features Neat® glass coating to keep your skylight cleaner longer, leaving the surface virtually spotless.
  • Quiet: Reduces unwanted outside noise by up to 25% less than a standard double pane glass, and up to 50% less than a plastic skylight.
  • Safe: VELUX recommends and building codes require laminated glass for out of reach applications.
  • Hail Warranty: 10 year warranty on laminated glass with Neat coating on cracking or breakage due to hail.
Fixed Skylights
VELUX fixed skylights, designed for deck mounted installations, are perfect for visually expanding areas such as hallways, stairwells, and other closed-in, dark spaces that can be transformed with light and sky views. They provides an economical choice in creating a spacious home that is filled with natural light. Heavy-duty materials ensure that our fixed skylight is built to withstand the installation process, as well as anything Mother Nature throws its way.

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Benefits of a fixed skylight

  • Convenient: Immediately brings bright light into any living space.
  • Economical: No need for costly wiring or electricity.
  • Affordable: Our most inexpensive skylight makes them affordable for any home.

Choosing the right glass

Tempered glass (recommended for in-reach applications)

Ordinary glass: water beads higher on rough surface, causing more spots and greater cleaning need.

Clean, Quiet & Safe glass (recommended for out-of-reach applications)

Clean, Quiet & Safe glass: the smooth surface disperses water evenly – removing dirt more quickly while reducing water spots.

Benefits of laminated glass

  • Clean: Features Neat® glass coating to keep your skylight cleaner longer, leaving the surface virtually spotless.
  • Quiet: Reduces unwanted outside noise by up to 25% less than a standard double pane glass, and up to 50% less than a plastic skylight.
  • Safe: VELUX recommends and building codes require laminated glass for out of reach applications.
  • Hail Warranty: 10 year warranty on laminated glass with Neat coating on cracking or breakage due to hail.
Roof Windows

Put fresh air at your fingertips with a VELUX roof window. A roof window is easy to operate – even with furniture beneath. The top ventilation flap allows you to enjoy fresh air without completely opening the window.

We recommend roof windows for in-reach applications to take full advantage of the opening and cleaning features.

Excellent energy efficiency

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Experience a more comfortable home and lower energy bills with VELUX ThermoTechnology™. Innovative use of high performance materials in the window construction provides excellent energy efficiency, insulation and an airtight seal. Look for the ThermoTechnology™ seal for your guarantee of excellent energy efficiency.

Natural Ventilation – With a closed window

Let fresh air into your home even when you are away or sleeping, without having to worry about security or bad weather. Pull the unique top control bar once and you will allow fresh, filtered air to enter through the ventilation flap.

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Enjoy fresh, clean, filtered air

The built-in air filter improves the indoor climate by preventing dust and insects from entering your home. The filter is reusable and easy to clean.

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A Top Hinged Roof Window is easy to operate even with furniture placed directly under it. And without compromising the easy operation, you can install it lower to get an excellent view both when standing and when seated.

  • Enjoy panoramic views – While increasing your energy efficiency and natural ventilation.
  • True skylight lighting – Greatly increase the amount of natural light in your rooms.
  • Convenient bottom operation – The perfect choice for loft conversions with windows in easy reach.

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A Centre Pivoting Roof Window is ideal for rooms with a high humidity like kitchens and bathrooms but they will fit in nicely in any room because of their modern and contemporary look.

Comes with a top control bar which allows you to pull it once for background ventilation and twice to open the window and can rotate 180 degrees.

  • Centre pivoting roof windows are only available for special order.
  • Convenient – even with furniture placed beneath the roof window.
  • Easy to open and quick to close with the top control bar.
  • Low installation allows for more flexibility and better views.
Cabrio Balcony

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Open your world…

VELUX CABRIO® balcony opens in seconds to give your loft space a place in the sun. The innovative balcony adds air, light and a great view to your home. For added convenience, the VELUX CABRIO® balcony fits flush with the roof when closed.

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Extra daylight and panoramic view

The VELUX CABRIO® balcony lets you enjoy natural light and great views while letting outside space flow into your interior. The window opens outwards on its top hinges to give you extra headroom and beautiful panoramic views
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VELUX CABRIO® balcony windows can dramatically change a room. They’re the fastest way to add natural light, ventilation and the feeling of openness to your under roof spaces. The impact in terms of daylight and fresh air, not to mention the view, is stunning.
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Commercial Skylights by Donnelly Skylights

Fixed Curb Mounted Skylights
  • Standard and custom sizes available.
  • A curb must be built to local building codes.
Flat Roof Window

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  • Highly energy efficient, innovative solution for bringing large amounts of sunlight through a flat roof.
  • Double glazed window with protective polycarbonate cover.
  • Excellent sound insulation from rain and hail.
  • Standard sizes: 24″ X 24″, 24″ X 36″, 32″ X 32″, 36″ X 36″, 36″ X 48″, 39″ X 39″, 48″ X 48″, 60″ X 60″

Flat Roof Exit
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  • Provides roof access to flat roofs.
  • Sleek internal appearance with a 60° opening angle.
  • Three available sizes: 36″ X 48″, 40″ X 40″, 48″ X 48″

Contact Family-Owned Donnelly Skylights

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