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Installing a Skylight

Bob and Chris Vila meet Dino Koukoudakis from Dino's Construction who is installing a custom rectangular skylight from Wasco. This four-by-six foot argon-filled, low-e coated skylight comes ready to mount from the factory. Taking a look at the opening from below, Bob and Chris point out how the natural light provided by the skylight opens up the bedroom to natural light, giving the space a larger look and feel.
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" All right we're up on the roof and it's a hot today in Brooklyn hey -- you got this all set to go live. This is the rough frame Chris yep floor what is your your kind of your rectangular shape Wasco. Scott I read this is custom made it four by six -- And this sort of slat and on this curve mountain these come preloaded pre glazed. Delivered to decided this was. Profit on there -- flashing on the slogan enough is critical issue it looks like just kind of nothing like covering up the when -- over here we'll have they're not light. But it -- back. So they're very handsome setting up yet. Now the deep inner curve which you can see from up here. Is a condensation. It's a better condensation that's exactly right it's right that that groove right in there so that if you ever do you have any kind of condensation it it's collected -- you don't have to worry about it dripping down exactly plastered surfaces. The flashing will be. The flashing is applied from the insides hanging down an underneath rubber roof which is what's going down for the final version of the finished roof up here is going to be a rubber -- remember. And eventually we might he -- a little wooden deck. Who haven't let's go back downstairs thanks Gina. Yeah that would make a big difference a skylight in the small room like this -- just one window really opens the room really opens up the room now what kind of glass is it well this one has a low we argon filled glass -- energy efficient yeah knowing the city last me and I don't lose too much. Too much of your heat out the skylights that. And when they finished plastering in here they'll just put the wallboard up right over the edges of the curve it right cover all that out tonight that sleek and architectural good."

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