Here's a nifty skylight option you
might want to offer your next remodeling
clients — the Solatube. It's a
10-inch-diameter dome that installs
on the roof coupled with a long, bendable
tube that's lined with a reflective
coating. All this works together to
bring sunlight right down to the ceiling
of a dark room. The pipe is 10
inches wide, so it fits between joists
and rafters easily. If this all sounds a
little like leaving an open hole in the
roof, remember that the lower end of
the tube is covered by an airtight diffuser,
and the tube is sealed to prevent
drafts. There will still be some loss to
convection, but the manufacturer says
that