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Skylights -- my architect is steering me away from them

shelly_k
15 years ago

Does anyone do skylights anymore? I inquired about them to my architect and he says that he does do them sometimes, but from a maintenance perspective they are less than desirable -- they almost always get some kind of moisture problem.

Do I need one in my kitchen? I do not have a window in my kitchen but it is directly open to my great room and bkfast area which do have large windows. However, most of the windows (except one) are south facing and the big great room windows border a covered deck -- so not alot of direct light.

My kitchen is in the middle of the house so a wall window is not an option. My mudroom area is also windowless -- how do you know if it is going to be a dark room from lack of natural light? I really detest homes that have little natural light so I'd like to avoid it.

Here is a pic of my floor plan.

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