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Skylight cold

edee em

01-26-2007

Joseph Meehan

Steve

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Posted by edee em on January 26, 2007, 1:08 pm

I have a skylight in a backroom that has a cathedral ceiling. There is a
light shaft of approximately 2 feet. I kept feeling cold air coming down on
me (no it wasn't the mother-in-law) so I got up on a ladder and it was
freezing. I put a thermostat up there and its a 12-15 degree difference
from the house!

My guess is that the insulation on the shaft walls has come down or worse
was never there! Any ideas/tricks on how to insulate those 4 oh-so-small
walls?? Or do I have to
take down the drywall?

Thanks

Edee Em
I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in....

Posted by Joseph Meehan on January 26, 2007, 3:38 pm

edee em wrote:

> I have a skylight in a backroom that has a cathedral ceiling. There

> is a light shaft of approximately 2 feet. I kept feeling cold air

> coming down on me (no it wasn't the mother-in-law) so I got up on a

> ladder and it was freezing. I put a thermostat up there and its a

> 12-15 degree difference from the house!

> My guess is that the insulation on the shaft walls has come down or

> worse was never there! Any ideas/tricks on how to insulate those 4

> oh-so-small walls?? Or do I have to

> take down the drywall?

> Thanks

> Edee Em

> I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in....

You should be able to access it from the attic area. It may be a very
tight fit, hard to say, each situation is different. There are lots of
option for insulation.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

Posted by Steve on January 26, 2007, 10:00 pm

>I have a skylight in a backroom that has a cathedral ceiling. There is a

>light shaft of approximately 2 feet. I kept feeling cold air coming down

>on me (no it wasn't the mother-in-law) so I got up on a ladder and it was

>freezing. I put a thermostat up there and its a 12-15 degree difference

>from the house!

Also check for gaps around the cover itself. A client hired me to keep wasps
out of her skylight. I found a 1/2" opening on one side of the skylight cap.
The plastic cap and frame just sat on top of flashing that stuck out of the
roof. The structure didn't have a tight fit, and the installer put all the
gap on one side. The client says that room is much more comfortable now, and
they don't have any more wasps.

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