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8 months ago

This is a comment on the sky lights. We installed 3 prismatic sky lights in our home. 2 in bathrooms and one in laundry room. Prismatic sky lights have a diffused light, bring in tons of light without the glare and heat. Rooms are filled with natural light. My husband is an architect and uses them in most of his designs. .

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Synergy Design & Construction
8 months ago
Thanks for the comment! Skylights are indeed a great way to add natural light.
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no ..I ll go with double ..I was told the triple is much more expensive ..on request ..I live in Jordan .. I understand after the renovation that such skylights are not popular in Jordan because in summer it's too hot ..I built an extension and was afraid to lose the light so I agreed with skylight ..they told me they use low e glass to reflect the heat ..and the the light ..in hot climate we need the light not the heat ..
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