Thursday, December 10, 2009

Solatube Daylighting Systems, best of breed 2 Hr Skylight

Solatube Products surpass all other means of bringing sunlight into the interior spaces of your home. As the owner of Room Brite, I've learned that we don't have to convince those who have seen the beautiful uplifting effect of a 2 Hr Skylight in person. Once they see it in a friend's home, they often come with their mind made up and simply want to schedule a quote with immediate install.

Some months ago, Elaine M. from Waco called Solartex, the Premier Dealer that services central Texas, for an install of some Solatube products in their new home in Woodway. Solartex then contacted Room Brite, certified installation consultants for Solatube products in the Waco, Temple, Killeen area.

When we arrived, we found a beautiful home that Elaine and her husband had designed themselves. But, like others building upscale homes, they ran into the problem of their great designs being hidden in shadows. It was impossible to configure windows and room layouts to get daylight to those crucial parts of their interior decor.

But, as Elaine wrote so well in her testimonial, Solatubes proved to be a high quality and quick solution. Just two units and five hours later, we had dramatically improved the mood of a hallway and laundry room. We captured the bright sunlight shining onto her roof and streamed it directly into the shadows of her hallway and laundry. Beautiful light without flipping a switch or paying a dime for electricity. How elegant!

The 2 Hr Skylight Effect is both dramatic and subtle. Dramatically, it brings out the brilliant reflection of the textures and colors in your paintings, woodwork, and furniture; decor that you painstakingly chose for its effect on the artistic mood of your home. Flourescent and incandescent lighting systems cannot begin to match the grandeur brought out by the 2 Hr Skylight Effect. And it is free, (after you pay me of course...)

And subtly, Solatubes bring the rhythm of nature and sunlight back into the home. Have we forgotten the coming of dawn, the increasing light of the early morning while sipping a coffee or tea, the shadow of a passing cloud, the darkening approach of a storm cloud, the grandeur of the return of the sun after the rain, the dimming of the approach of dusk, and the falling of night? Of course, we turn the lights on at that point. :) Unfortunately, for some of us, modernity has separated us from the subtle benefits of these seemingly minor details. (I know, I sound a bit philosophical. But I grew up on a farm where the rhythm of nature was an accepted part of life.)

Click on the links offered, and you can learn why Solatube Products are the most technologically advanced in the tubular skylight space. And they are priced to be the best value for quality on the market. Call for a quote....254-307-2HRS (2477)

I will leave it to another post to muse over the wonderful benefits of installing 2 Hr Skylights instead of traditional skylights. You will not regret the purchase. I wish I could capture the expressions on customer's faces when they see the invigorating sunlight streaming into their home and highlighting their decor in ways they didn't dream possible.

So, until the next time, I suggest that you plan to...... Let a Little Light in! :) JavaJoe

Friday, October 17, 2008

2HR SKYLIGHTS

Room Brite sells and installs 2 HR Skylights.  Architects would call them  "tubular daylighting devices" (TDDs).    The average 'Joe' on the street would call them tubular skylights.  This Joe likes to call them 2 HR Skylights because they can be installed in as little as 2 hours.

I fell in love with 2 Hr Skylights a couple of years ago.   One of my customers asked me to install a traditional skylight in their dark living room.   The usual thoughts started rolling through my mind, heat, cobwebs, leakage, 2 days of mess, etc.  

So I told them  the best solution for them would be a tubular skylight.  It would be smaller, look better, stay dust and cobweb free, wouldn't leak, and would be maintenance free.   Also, no chance for a peeping Tom to be staring from above  :)     In fact,  it dawned on me that TDDs are one of the best-kept untold secrets in home lighting solutions.

After being indoors for a long time, man-made lighting can be tiring to the eyes and subdue the emotions.  Several light bulb makers have tried to come up with light bulbs that copy the benefits of sunlight.   But they come up short and use electricity.  

Solatube International has come up with an energy efficient product that solves this problem using natural light. The effect is quite awesome. Click on the following video to see for yourself: