There’s no need to solely rely on vertical windows to increase the daylight entering your home. Walls are not the only place for daylight opportunities; don’t forget about the roof. Installing a skylight provides several benefits.
Lessen reliance on artificial light
Skylights help you to keep artificial light to a minimum. A conventional skylight, being on a roof, potentially allows up to three times the illumination of a vertical window of the same dimensions, and toplight is possibly distributed more evenly around the room as well.…
Fitting bi-fold doors is a great way to bring light into your home and connect inside space with outside space. When you’re choosing your bi-fold doors, you might be asked to choose between top hung and bottom rolling. With a top hung bi-fold door, the door’s weight is supported from above; with a bottom rolling bi-fold, weight is supported from below.
In general, you’ll find that bottom rolling bi-fold doors are less expensive than top hung ones, but that doesn’t mean they’re better.…
Regularly maintaining sliding doors in your home will keep them moving freely and looking their best. A few simple everyday maintenance tasks can also help to avoid blockages on the tracks and reduce damage to the glass of an interior door. Note a few simple tips for sliding door repair and maintenance.
Adjusting the rollers
Sliding screen doors usually work with small rollers at the bottom of the door. If the door begins to stick, or you notice a roller isn’t sitting properly in the track, you can typically adjust the height of these rollers on your own.…
