Looking for skylight

I think you're going to need to say what size of skylight you are looking for. Also, the skylight itself might vary depending on the era in which your house was built so you might want to give that info too.

Any particular reason you're looking for an original skylight rather than simply a replacement--originality or cost or difficulty with size or...?

Cheers.
Jake

We'd be putting it into a flat part of our roof that currently doesn't have a skylight. So the size doesn't really matter.

Our house was built in 1962. The other skylights are about 2-by-2 feet square, with a white tone, and they let in a lot of light, softly filtered. I would like to try for the same effect for the new one, and thought I'd try for something similar before looking at new ones.

Installing the light, which is over my husband's desk in the one dark part of the house, is prompted by a roof re-do, which is a whole other subject. The alternative is to put in a window, which seems more intrusive to the original design.

Thanks for the additional info, Wendy.

Yes, that makes sense to me--add some skylights when you are redoing the roof. (Running new electrical drops is also often done.).

If I have to redo my roof (unfortunately, unlikely since the previous owner did it), I would definitely add a skylight to the garage which is very dim at the best of times.

I am planning to replace my current two skylights with better insulated and openable ones but don't know if I'll do it within the month. I'll keep you in mind if I do.

Cheers.
Jake

Get a new skylight. The old ones are not energy efficient and have major condensation problems. And if they're painted, they often attract mold.

Get a dual-paned skylight, preferably one with a thermal break. I generally get ones that are operational to let in some air since all of the sliders generally get closed at night.

Thanks for the advice. I'm so used to thinking in terms of original, I haven't checked out what's available new.

I'll look for those features.