My home reconstructing feels like it is forever ongoing, but I know it's really only been almost a month. This past week we were given a budget list for choices we needed to make for things like the hardwood flooring, stove top, dish washer, etc... It was a surprise how low the budgets were for some of the items, even taking the cheapest choice was below the budget. I knew contractors take off a premium for things like this, but it was a bit of a shock. Luckily we like to do things the Chinese way and headed to the Chinese manufacturers around the area for the hardwood floor, marble, and tile, which meant we were able to go over budget for just about everything else with the savings we made by skipping Home Depot for the above mentioned items. That means we have enough budget to add in two new tubular skylights, one in our uber dark stairwell and one for the hallway by the front door. Now there are no dark spots in our home! That makes me really excited.
The tubular skylight we found actually is flat, which makes me happy, I never liked the look of the dome most tubular skylights have.
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| We Found One Similar To This |
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| The Result Will Look Similar To This |
I know I can't hope for the areas to be super bright from this type of skylight, but since the majority of our house is pretty bright already, this helps us chase away the last dark corners.
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An Example Of What A Difference A Tubular Skylight Makes
The rest of our selections should look quite good, it makes me excited to see what the finished project will look like. In a lot of ways it'll be like a brand new home, but we are also keeping most elements of our home the same as before, just brighter and more welcoming. :)
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