Is a sun tunnel the same as a skylight in Austin?
A sun tunnel is not the same as a skylight. See how they differ on Austin roofs, which rooms they fit, and how to choose with a local independent installer.
Tag · 6 articles
Solar Tube
Everything we've written about solar tube - straight from the technicians who handle these jobs across the Austin metro. Pricing, troubleshooting, and what actually works in our climate.
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Solar tube on a long attic run: when the room is not under the roof dome
A solar tube can light a room that is not under the roof opening if the attic path is real. Here's how Austin homeowners tell a long run from a dead end.
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Solar tube repair in Austin: dome, flashing, and the tube itself
A leaking or dim solar tube is usually the dome, the flashing, or a joint in the attic. Here's what Austin homeowners should have inspected before a full swap.
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Round and circular skylights in Austin: glass well versus a tube dome
A round skylight can be glass in a curb or a solar-tube dome. They look similar from the yard. Here's how Austin homeowners tell the two objects apart.
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Replacing a solar tube dome in Austin: the roof piece, not the whole tube
When the solar-tube dome is the failed part, the tube and diffuser can stay. Here's how Austin homeowners match a dome kit to hail, UV, and a discontinued line.
Solar Tubes & Daylighting
Bugs in a solar tube in Austin: joints, screens, and what is not a leak
Insects in a solar tube usually mean a gap at a joint, the dome, or the diffuser. What Austin homeowners should check first before treating it as a leak.
Serving the Austin metro
Got a skylight question the blog didn't answer?
Call us. You reach us directly, not a call center.