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07-17-2006, 08:51 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Everytime I go into the shop and turn the lights on in the middle of the day I think what a great idea those "Sun tubes" would be to direct some natural light into the shop without putting in a skylight in which may let more heat in. Anybody used them, what sort of cost? easy install?
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07-17-2006, 09:01 AM
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Name: Joe City: Holly Springs State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wise man say: Holes in roof; prelude to holes in pockets! | |
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07-17-2006, 09:03 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by bladeburner Wise man say: Holes in roof; prelude to holes in pockets! LOL
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07-17-2006, 09:14 AM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We had a few of them in an office I used to work in. They really work well and let in a lot of light. They were added to the building after it was built and I don't think that the installation was all that involved. Word of advice....DON'T look up into one on a bright sunny day, the light is very intense 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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07-17-2006, 09:22 AM
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Name: Chris Hoffman City: Garner State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 32 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'll second that after looking at their price sheet... http://www.solatube.net/prices.shtml
$470 for only a 2' long pipe on up to $690 for 10'...I sure could burn a light bulb for a loooong time with $470 worth of electricity...
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07-17-2006, 09:31 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by chris99z71 I'll second that after looking at their price sheet... http://www.solatube.net/prices.shtml
$470 for only a 2' long pipe on up to $690 for 10'...I sure could burn a light bulb for a loooong time with $470 worth of electricity... I just found some for $260 for a 10" dia - still a lot of money, maybe I'll just keep turning on the light!
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07-17-2006, 10:07 AM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The quality of light from a solar tube is excellent.
Doesn't work too well at night, but you get a surprising amount of moon "light".
The kits usually include all the flashing and rubber membrane needed to seal up the hole.
Lowes carries a line of solar tubes if you want to see some in person.
You might consider adding new windows or skylights? You are paying a lot for the hole flashing and the reflective tubes in a Sun Tube. Many installations necessitate routing the pipes thru an attic and into odd locations.
If you have a "simple" shop roof, the costs might be much less.
The direct cost comparison to lightbulbs is hard to justify. But, in many cases, the sun tube saves money overall in the end. Like, if you have to hire an electrician to run lights, have a light you want on all the time (dark hallway), concerns about heat gain, etc.
Sun tubes are a neat idea, work well, and last as long as, well, the sun works.
Jim
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07-17-2006, 10:15 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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My ceiling is flat and insulated with un-used space above it so I cannot install a simple skylight as it would be allowing light to shine in onto the top of my ceiling! not much good! I thought one of these would be a good addition, but I was hoping they were cheaper.
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07-18-2006, 09:41 AM
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Name: Bernhard Lampert City: Rougemont State: NC County: Person Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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David,
If memory serves me right, your shop building has atruss roof. Have you considered using a skylight? You could easily build out the space between the rafter and place a 2' wide by -say 4' long sky light (such as a Velux). Benefit of the sky light is you can open it and use it for efficient ventilation. I just put one in the past weeken and it wasn't difficult.
..just a thought.
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07-18-2006, 11:28 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Bernhard David,
If memory serves me right, your shop building has atruss roof. Have you considered using a skylight? You could easily build out the space between the rafter and place a 2' wide by -say 4' long sky light (such as a Velux). Benefit of the sky light is you can open it and use it for efficient ventilation. I just put one in the past weeken and it wasn't difficult.
..just a thought.
Bernhard What sort of cost are we talking here Bernhard?
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07-18-2006, 01:30 PM
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Name: Bernhard Lampert City: Rougemont State: NC County: Person Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by DavidF What sort of cost are we talking here Bernhard? David,
I'll look it up this pm. But I don't think those were here were very expensive. I want to say that a 21x48 (the size I am using), manual opining was around $270 plus a flashing kit for about $40.
I'll tell you exact prices tomorrow.
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07-18-2006, 01:40 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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David,
I browsed the BORG Velux skylights recently considering replacements for my "bubbles". Don't remember the price but a carpenter friend gave high praise to the newer Self Flashed model that comes with the flashing already built in. The unit construction greatly reduced the ever present flashing problem.
HTH,
Roger
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07-18-2006, 01:45 PM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by sapwood David,
I browsed the BORG Velux skylights recently considering replacements for my "bubbles". Don't remember the price but a carpenter friend gave high praise to the newer Self Flashed model that comes with the flashing already built in. The unit construction greatly reduced the ever present flashing problem.
HTH,
Roger Looks like 29 x 29" runs around $220.00. I'll have to think about that.
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07-18-2006, 02:05 PM
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Name: Bernhard Lampert City: Rougemont State: NC County: Person Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by sapwood David,
I browsed the BORG Velux skylights recently considering replacements for my "bubbles". Don't remember the price but a carpenter friend gave high praise to the newer Self Flashed model that comes with the flashing already built in. The unit construction greatly reduced the ever present flashing problem.
HTH,
Roger David/ Roger,
I don't think the self-flashing works for remodeling. You have to take off a bunch of shingles when using the sself flashing. The flashing kit is a bit more forgiving.
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07-18-2006, 03:43 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Ooh, nevermind 
Roger
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