Daily Archives: February 17, 2022

An Intro to Skylights

A skylight can be a beautiful feature for your home that can brighten up a room. Skylights offer natural light which many people find less harsh and more visually appealing than artificial light. But there are a few important things to know before installing a skylight into your roof. Your best bet is to hire professional roofing services to install the skylight for you.

Like any other home improvement project, it’s important to do ample research before diving into skylight installation.


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Before you call up a contractor and make plans to have a skylight put into your home, you should understand the different types of skylights available. There are four main types that you can consider. One type is an opening skylight. This is the most common. These are solar-powered and also come with a sensor that closes them while it’s raining.

However, you may not want a skylight with the ability to open. You may instead be interested in a fixed skylight or a curb-mounted skylight. These are both sturdy and reliable options.

The final type of skylight is called a sun tunnel. This is a dome-shaped tunnel with a shaft that feeds down to a diffuser in a room in your home. All the light that travels through that tunnel will be reflected in the room and give the appearance of beautiful, natural light in the room.

What to Know Before Painting Your Swimming Pool

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Swimming pools are wonderful additions to any home and help make summers much more enjoyable. This article will outline some tips to keeping your pool looking fresh and clean with swimming pool painting methods.

The best way to keep your pool paint looking fresh is to get swimming pool coatings. These coatings are designed to be used underwater. They come in various types, including water-based, epoxy-based, rubber-based, and some are based on chlorinated rubber.

You have to prepare before you paint to help the coating last longer than only one summer. Clean and dry the surface, and consider acid etching if your pool doesn’t have vinyl (though make sure to wear PPE if you do). Next, neutralize the surface with a four-to-one water/baking soda solution. Then you are ready to pick your coating.

If you have an indoor pool, choose epoxy-based paint. It’s the toughest to use, but lasts very long. If your pool is outside, use one of the other three types. Rubber types are simple, and good for any water type (chlorinated, fresh, or salt).

Chlorinated rubber paint is a longstanding standard, but has environmental concerns and so may not be easy to find. High-quality water-based paints are extremely versatile, dry fast, and last a long time.

For more information on swimming pool painting tips, check out the video in the link above.