When we moved into our little house it had two skylights. One was in the bathroom and the other was in the attic above our bedroom. There was a little window in the ceiling, but it was covered in a burbly piece of plexi-glass and oozy, aging, yellowish caulk all around the edges. We figured we would take out the plexi and frame in and drywall the shaft.
So we smashed the plexi glass... it was the only way, and pried loose the caulk. Once we had it opened up we realized that the sky light and window in the ceiling didn't really line up and there were some rafters and generally a lot of stuff in the way of our shaft construction.
We figured maybe all that stuff was kind of nice and it would be a good challenge to try and cut out drywall to go around all of the angles and beams.
It was warm right up next to the skylight.
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We took turns up there.
That's how lovers do it.
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ReplyDeleteYou guys are a couple of hopeless romantics who are off to a great start!--several great starts in fact--we are curious to see how many projects you can start before you finish one & with the house still standing! -- from 2 experienced romantics w/22 years in a fixer ;-)
ReplyDeletewow great. I have learned a lot from this site and its really interesting to know about Energy Efficient Skylights.
ReplyDeleteI like how you put it, that maybe you’re just uncovering one. :D That statement, for me, seems to imply that houses today should have this feature - even the old ones, actually. The cost of living is steadily rising. And this simple update can mean big help in reducing your electricity bills, not to mention the physical improvement it brings to the house. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, good luck on that project! It's nice to see couples work together to try to build a home together. That's just touching. I look forward to seeing that skylight finished; not only is it energy efficient, it's also very romantic to look at at night.
ReplyDeleteKemberly Loyd