Solatube

Posted on Fri Jan 11 2008

By: Heather Utendorf in Environment

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If you’re looking for a way to allow more natural light into your home, there is a new product that’s both energy and cost effective. The Solatube Daylighting System captures sunlight on the rooftop and redirects it down a reflective tube into interior spaces.

The tubing will fit between rafters and will install easily with no structural modification. At the ceiling level, an attractive diffuser spreads the light evenly throughout the room. The small tube provides and incredible amount of light – even more than with skylights that are many times larger and unlike other daylighting systems, the Solatube is less expensive because it doesn’t require structural changes, tunneling and other construction projects normally associated skylight installation.

In fact, if you have a professional install the system it takes about two hours and even DIYers can complete it in a day. These tubes can go in places where traditional skylights can’t allowing consumers to turn off lights in typically dark rooms. Plus, it’s a proven fact that sunlight is actually good for your mental and physical health!

The Solatube comes in several different sizes to light rooms of all dimensions from 150 square feet up to 500 square feet. The amount of light you will get in the room depends on the length of the tube; the longer the tube, the less light, but the average tube length is about 6 feet. No worrying about your furniture or clothing getting damages either because the Solatube are UVA, B and C protected. And you will get light even on cloudy days because of the different reflector technologies used in the product. The Solatube website offers a lot of information and a great room gallery.

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