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Home Office / Skytube: Installing the Skytube From "DIY Lighting Design" episode DLTD-104

In this segment, a skytube is installed in the bathroom to add more light.

In this segment, a skytube is installed in the home office.

Materials for Skytube:

Stud and joist Locator
Pencil to mark
Measuring tape
Jig saw
Drill with spade bit
Safety goggles
Chalk to mark
Sealant
Aluminum tape
Tarp to cover floor

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Note: For this particular project, the skytube is going to be placed between the vanity and the tub in the bathroom.

1. Find the ceiling joist and mark it.

2. Measure to make sure it's centered.

3. Drill a hole and use a guide (figure A) to make a circle, and follow the lines with a saw and you have the hole for the syktube.

   Safety Alert: Don't forget to wear safety goggles whenever you're working with a saw.

4. Attach the ceiling trim (figure B) and head to the attic.

5. You would normally just place the tubing into the ring-trim you just created, but in this case, the joint in the roofing above so you have to off-set the tube (figure C). Then you have to offset the hole in the roof to miss the joint.

   Figure A

   Figure B

   Figure C

   
   
6. Drill a hole and insert a drill bit (figure D) as a marker so it's easy to locate when you go up on the roof.

7. Find the drill bit on the roof and trace the inside of the opening of the tube onto the roof shingles.

8. Drill a couple of pilot holes (figure E) and get ready to cut through the roof.

9. Add some sealant to the flashing and slide it underneath the shingles.

10. Use screws to secure the flashing into place.

11. Insert the skytube.

12. There's an end mark on the dome (figure F) of the skytube, and you place it with that mark pointing North to get the most sunlight. Secure the dome with screws.

13. Head back into the attic and make sure the tubes are aligned properly.

14. The last step is to use aluminum tape to seal the tube joints (where the tubing joins).

In the final segment, enjoy a tour of the new home office.

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

RESOURCES :

Miscellaneous Lighting Products for Home Office

Ceiling fan
52" Hampton Bay Marquesas
Natural iron finish
SKU: 360-397

24" gilded iron extension down rod
SKU: 312-902

60-watts Max Vibration resistant fan rated bulbs
SKU: 239-611

Sconces
Brush bronze swing-arm wall lamp sconce
SKU: 255-818

Touch control lamp dimmer
SKU: 790-680

GE Picture light
SKU: 241-896

Skytube
Skytube 10" inch kit
SKU: 346-526

10" x 20" extension tube
SKU 208-801

10" x 48" extension tube
SKU: 223-683
Where available: Home Depot

Skytube

Skytube 10" kit
SKU: 346:526

10" x 20" extension tube
SKU: 208-801

10" x 48" extension tube
SKU: 223-683
Where available: Home Depot

GUESTS :

Shane Meder
President and Principal Designer
Shane Meder & Associates
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-523-7632
Website: www.shanemederinteriors.com

Doug and Zach Maddox
Maddox Electrical
Acworth, GA
Phone: 770-401-1038
Maddoxelectrical@aol.com

Jeff Hatala
Owner
Jeff Hatala Construction
Norcross, GA
Phone: 770-449-9839
E-mail: Jeffhatala@comcast.net