Hamilton Skylights

Metal Roof Skylights in Hamilton Homes: What Homeowners Should Know Before Installing

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A metal roof can be a good candidate for a skylight, but the roof still needs to be assessed properly.Many Hamilton homes have metal roofing, including corrugated profiles, long-run roofing and other metal roof styles. These roofs are common across older homes, renovated homes, townhouses, family homes and newer builds. They can work well with skylights when the product, flashing and placement are suited to the roof.But a skylight should never be treated as just a hole in the roof.A metal roof skylight Hamilton project needs careful planning around roof profile, roof pitch, water flow, flashing, roof access, ceiling structure, […]

Replacing an Old Skylight in Hamilton: When to Repair, Replace or Upgrade

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An old skylight can be easy to ignore until it starts causing concern.At first, it may only look a little tired. The dome may be yellowed. The frame may look dated. The room may not feel as bright as it once did. There may be staining around the ceiling, a small drip during heavy rain, condensation inside the skylight, a cracked panel, a loose flashing edge, or a vented unit that no longer opens properly.For Hamilton homeowners, the question often becomes:Can this old skylight be repaired, or is it time to replace it?The answer depends on the skylight’s age, condition, […]

Entryway Skylights in Hamilton and Cambridge Homes: Making the First Space Feel Brighter

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The entryway is the first part of the home people experience.It is where shoes come off, visitors pause, school bags land, coats are hung, parcels are brought in and the home begins to reveal its character. It may only be a small space, but it sets the tone for everything beyond it.When the entryway is dark, the whole home can feel less welcoming.In many Hamilton and Cambridge homes, the entryway does not receive enough useful daylight. It may face a shaded porch, sit behind a solid front door, connect to a dark hallway, or rely on borrowed light from nearby […]

Bedroom Skylights in Hamilton Homes: Daylight, Privacy and Light Control

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A bedroom is not just a place to sleep.It may be used for reading, dressing, working, resting, helping children settle, folding washing, hosting guests, or creating a quiet space away from the rest of the home. In many Hamilton homes, a bedroom can also become a nursery, spare room, study, guest room or multi-purpose space over time.That is why poor daylight in a bedroom can matter more than people expect.A bedroom may technically have a window, but still feel dull during the day. The window may face a fence, neighbouring house, side path, driveway or shaded garden. Curtains or blinds […]

Home Office Skylights in Hamilton: Better Winter Daylight Without Screen Glare

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A home office can look fine until you have to spend a full winter workday in it.The room may have started as a spare bedroom, guest room, storage room or quiet corner of the house. It may have worked well enough during summer, when the days were longer and the rest of the home felt brighter. But through winter, the room can start to show its limits.By mid-afternoon, the office feels flat. The ceiling light has been on since morning. The laptop screen reflects the wrong kind of window light. Video calls look uneven. The desk feels like it is […]

Kitchen Skylights in Hamilton Homes: Where Daylight Should Actually Land

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A kitchen can have windows and still feel like it needs the lights on.That is one of the most common daylight problems in Hamilton homes. The room is not always completely dark. It may have a window above the sink, a glazed door nearby, or borrowed light from the dining area. But the daylight does not always land where the kitchen is actually used.The benchtop may feel dull. The island may sit in shadow. The back wall may need lights during the day. The pantry area may feel closed in. The kitchen may technically have natural light, but not enough […]

Dark Hamilton Hallways: Why Winter Shows the Problem Clearly

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A dark hallway can change how the whole home feels.It may not be the room where people sit, cook, work or sleep, but it is the space everyone passes through. It connects the bedrooms, bathroom, laundry, living room, front entrance and garage. When the hallway feels gloomy, the home can feel less welcoming before you even reach the main rooms.This becomes especially noticeable in winter.In Hamilton homes, a hallway that feels acceptable in summer can feel dull and closed-in from June onwards. The lights go on earlier. Bedroom doors stay closed more often. Morning daylight is weaker. The middle of […]

The 3pm test: how to predict if a skylight will overheat a room

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Every summer, the same hesitation comes up.“I love the idea of a skylight, but I don’t want the room to get too hot.”In New Zealand, that is a sensible concern.Our summer afternoons can be bright and intense, and many homes already have at least one room that runs warmer than the rest — especially open-plan living areas, rooms with large west-facing windows, or spaces with limited airflow.The good news is you do not have to guess.There is a simple, homeowner-friendly way to predict whether a skylight will improve comfort or create overheating problems.We call it the 3pm test.It is not […]

Skylights vs downlights in summer: comfort, colour, and running costs

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In summer, New Zealand homes often look bright from the outside.But inside, the experience can be mixed.Some rooms feel fresh and easy to live in. Others feel slightly off: too hot by mid-afternoon, a bit flat under artificial light in the evening, or strangely tiring to spend time in when the sun is strong.That is why “skylight vs downlights” is not really a lighting question.It is a comfort question.Downlights give you control on demand. Skylights give you daylight that changes with the day. In summer, those two behaviours can complement each other brilliantly, or clash if they are not planned […]

Skylight heat gain in NZ: why rooms feel hotter and what to do about it

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By February in New Zealand, you can feel the sun “moving” through the house. Mornings are bright and generous. By mid-afternoon, certain rooms start holding warmth in a way that feels out of proportion.If that room happens to sit under a skylight, it can be confusing. You put the skylight in for more natural light, not to make the space uncomfortable.Here’s the good news: when a room feels hotter under a skylight, it is rarely a mystery problem. It is usually a combination of sun angle, skylight specification, and airflow, and there are several ways to reduce heat without giving […]