Southland Skylights

The south-facing room dilemma: how to brighten a space that rarely gets direct sun

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Some rooms never seem to catch the day properly.The rest of the home may feel bright enough, but one room always feels cooler, flatter or more withdrawn. It might be a spare bedroom, a home office, a bathroom, a hallway, a kitchen corner or a living area on the shaded side of the house. The room may have a window, but the daylight feels weak. It may never receive direct sun, especially through winter.This is the south-facing room dilemma.In New Zealand, south-facing rooms can be useful, private and comfortable when planned well. But when natural light is poor, they can […]

Winter power bills and daylight: where natural light can reduce daytime lighting dependence

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Winter power bills have a way of making every switch feel more noticeable. The heater is on more often. The dryer may run when the weather will not cooperate.

Can skylights be installed in winter? What NZ homeowners should know before booking

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The question usually arrives on the first run of wet, cold mornings. A homeowner notices the hallway is darker than expected. The bathroom feels flat and steamy. The kitchen needs lights on before breakfast.

From winter gloom to winter glow: skylights for NZ’s darker months

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Across New Zealand, the shift into winter is easy to feel at home long before you check the calendar. Afternoons close in earlier. Skies sit at a softer grey for days at a time. In many houses, lights go on by mid‑afternoon, especially in: south‑facing living rooms in Wellington or Christchurch villas in Dunedin with long central halls Auckland and Hamilton homes where neighbours and planting block low winter sun. You may notice that: the centre of your living area feels gloomy even when blinds are open the hallway light is on most of the day an internal bathroom or […]

From idea to installation: a practical skylight planning guide for NZ homes

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For many New Zealand homeowners, skylights sit on a quiet wish list for years.You might:notice how dark the middle of the living room feels on winter afternoonsuse hallway lights almost all daykeep thinking an internal bathroom would feel better with natural light.At some point, the thought becomes more concrete:“We should do something about this. Maybe a skylight?”Then the questions arrive just as quickly:Where should it go?What type do we need?Is it better to wait until we renovate or re-roof?Illustrative Example Only: “In our Lower Hutt home we knew the living area was dark, but we didn’t know where to start. […]

Light by the sea: skylights for coastal and high-wind NZ homes

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We have a single-level home near New Plymouth, a few streets back from the sea. The living area was always a bit dull despite the view.

Light for the in-between spaces: skylights for hallways, stairwells and entries in NZ homes

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Most people do not renovate their hallway or stairwell first. Money and attention go to kitchens, living rooms and bathrooms. Yet if you stop for a moment and think about how often you move through these spaces, a pattern appears

Light over the heart of the home: planning kitchen and dining skylights in NZ

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Most New Zealand homes have one room where everything seems to happen. Breakfast rush, school notices, homework, emails, late-night cups of tea, weekend lunches with friends. For many households, that is the kitchen and dining area.When the light in this space is not quite right, you feel it every day:dark benches where you prepare fooda dining table that feels gloomy after 4pm in winterharsh glare from a single big slider while the rest of the room sits in shadow.Even in homes with generous windows and doors, the centre of the room can be surprisingly dim. Roof overhangs, neighbouring houses and […]

Fresh, bright and private: planning bathroom skylights in NZ homes

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You open the bathroom door first thing in the morning and flick the light switch without thinking. There might be a small frosted window, but between the neighbour’s fence, the side path and the need for privacy, it never really feels bright.

Warmth from above: winter skylight planning for South Island homes

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On a July afternoon in Christchurch or Queenstown, the sun sits low and the light feels different. It slides across the room rather than pouring in from above.