Formerly, the slope of a roof was what determined whether opting for a skylight or not was qualified. Flat roofs or others that are too steep necessitated specialized equipment and techniques. Today however, a majority of skylight kits come with comprehensive installation supplies that permit installation on almost any type of roof. However, if you have metal or tile roofing, you may have to pay a little extra for the installation process.

Whether you’re constructing a new home or considering building maintenance, you will want to take the steps to make everything as efficient and achievable as possible. Thus, besides settling on your roof and wall construction materials, you should select the flooring type that would be most beneficial to you. One more thing that is often forgotten are windows; but they have a tremendous effect on the temperature, energy-efficiency and overall look of your property. Whether you install a single or multiple skylight(s), a range of benefits is in your future – a few of which are listed below.

The benefits of installing skylights for your home

Natural source of light

First and most importantly, a skylight transmits and diffuses light more effectively and evenly than that of a regular window. By providing these types of aesthetic benefits, your house is made to look larger and brighter. With the most efficient and well-installed skylight, your room will look up to nearly 20 times its original size! Not only that, but since sunlight is responsible for the release of endorphins and serotonin in our brain, it can even help improve our mood and overall health. So, the more it fill into your house, the better you and your family members will feel.

Lower energy bills

As more light comes in through the skylights, you won’t have to turn on the electric bulbs nearly as much, if at all. A majority of corporate constructions have lights on 24/7; hence, skylight installation will lead to generous savings for them.

Since sunlight enters your home and keeps it warm, your energy bills can be reduced significantly. As a matter of fact, it has been estimated that skylights can slice your energy costs down by almost one third. To enjoy optimum benefits, consider hiring the professionals at Century Roof Tile to install your skylights. By enlisting professional installers rather than opting for a DIY solution, your savings will be even more pronounced, while any chance of leakage or other catastrophic incidents will be mitigated.

Complete Privacy

People with windows in their house often resort to net curtains for maintaining privacy. While effective, curtains reduce natural sunlight and instill a gloomy room atmosphere. By using skylights instead, this problem can be solved easily. You will enjoy ample sunlight, yet still be able to maintain complete privacy. Nobody outside your private space will be able to peep into your house or office premises.

One of the most common causes for leaks is an inaccurate fitting. These often result when unreliable contractors are unknowingly enlisted for your project. When installing skylights, many people are compelled to simply employ a handyman instead of a professional roofer. While there are plenty of different home improvement projects a general handyman can take on, a skylight installation should be left to someone with the knowledge and expertise to do the job correctly the first time.

Skylight installation and re-roofing in the Bay Area

Skylights can do so much more than just saving you money and allowing natural sunlight into your home. When installed correctly by experienced contractors, homes with skylights experience greatly enhanced curb appeal. Before selecting a specific skylight, make sure you’re choosing the right type for your home. Contact Century Roof Tile at (510) 780-9489 or contact us online for more information on skylights.

Century Roof & Solar, operating out the East San Francisco Bay Area in Hayward, California, has been awarded GAF’s most prestigious contractor accreditation: The GAF President’s Club Award. From everyone at Century Roof & Solar, we would like to express our overwhelming appreciation and gratitude to GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, and are honored to receive this recognition.

Since our business’ birth in 1996, Installation Excellence, Consumer Protection, and Installer Training have remained three of the primary pillars Century Roof & Solar strives to deliver to each residential project and homeowner that entrusts our business with improving their personal home, bringing each to its full potential. Since 1999, our Bay Area roof contracting business has been identified by GAF as a Master Elite(R) Contractor, a distinction that we have taken pride in, and which allowed for our consideration for GAF’s most esteemed Preppidents Club Award in 2016. With this new accord, Century Roof & Solar joins only 2% of roofing contractors nationwide, and is affirmed as the Bay Area’s premier residential roofing contractor.

[NBC Article: Century Roof & Solar Receives GAF’s Prestigious 2017 President’s Club Award]

As a GAF President’s Club Award winner, our customers can be assured that Century Roof & Solar is:

• High Performing – providing property owners with the best possible service, quality, and protection.
• Reliable – personifying a long and successful history of high and undeviating performance.
• Customer-Oriented – consistently offering our customers the best protection available in the marketplace.

Our customers trust Century Roof & Solar not only as a result of our firm commitment to a systems-wide approach in replacing or repairing their roofs, but because we guarantee a reduction or elimination of their electric bill. This provides substantial value savings over the long-term. “Whether a customer’s motivation is economical, environmental, or independence-related,” states President Tony Diaz, “he or she can’t go wrong with a solar solution, and we are here to help. Our website www.centuryroofandsolar.com incorporates a Solar Solution Center as an information headquarters to answer all of our customers’ solar-related questions. It outlines the components of a typical installation, how a photovoltaic cell produces energy, and much more.”

Surely the marketplace has responded to Century Roof & Solar’s value proposition and customer-centric orientation: it has led to the contractor’s membership within the Western States Roofing Contractors Association, a Diamond Certification, an A+ accreditation with the Better Business Bureau, and finally, a GAF President’s Club Award recipient.

The Bay Area’s Premier Residential Roofing Contractor

For Bay Area re-roofing, roof repair and skylight installation, contact Century Roof Tile at (510) 780-9489 or use our online contact form.

While most people install skylights to improve lighting in  the home and add beauty to often used areas there are benefits beyond style and the function of providing needed light that make skylights an even better decision. Let’s explore some of the myriad benefits of skylights in the home.

1. More Vitamin D.

If you suffer from a Vitamin D deficiency, skylight installation may be just the cure you need. Per this article from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: “Most humans depend on sun exposure to satisfy their requirements for vitamin D. Solar ultraviolet B photons are absorbed by 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin, leading to its transformation to previtamin D3, which is rapidly converted to vitamin D3. Season, latitude, time of day, skin pigmentation, aging, sunscreen use, and glass all influence the cutaneous production of vitamin D3.”

2. Enhanced mood.

Research has shown that access to natural sunlight boosts your mood, stimulates your immune system and helps to ward off depression. Per WebMD: “a sunny day may do more than just boost your mood — it may increase levels of a natural antidepressant in the brain. A new study shows that the brain produces more of the mood-lifting chemical serotonin on sunny days than on darker days. Researchers say the findings provide more evidence that lack of sunlight and reduced serotonin levels are important in the development of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).”

3. Lower energy bills.

Similar to solar energy roofing, the addition of skylights and more natural light to your home reduces your need for electricity, which lowers your energy bills.

4. Visual appeal.

Bay Area skylight installation improves your home’s ambiance, making colors brighter and highlighting key architectural details. You can customize skylights to complement the design of any space, from tastefully-decorated bedrooms to modern, edgy kitchens.

5. Less mold and mildew.

Bathrooms, basements and other damp areas in the home are prone to a buildup of mold and mildew. Bringing more natural light into the area with the help of a skylight reduces the ability of these disease-causing organisms to grow.

[Related: 3 Reasons to Consider Skylight Installation When Re-Roofing]

Ready to Pursue a Skylight Installation for Your Bay Area Home?

Call the Century Roof & Tile team today at (888) 233-7548 with your questions about skylights, roof and solar installations! We offer a range of top of the line products and outstanding installation and pricing to make your home more energy efficient, more comfortable, and more valuable.

1. Enjoy more naturally created vitamin D.

Many researchers now believe that the vast majority of Americans (including many East Bay residents) do not get nearly enough natural sunlight during the day. As a result, their natural vitamin D production shuts down. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to all sorts of unfortunate health conditions. If you get a skylight installed, you will enjoy ambient light streaming into your living and working space.

2. Improve your sleep cycle.

Other research suggests that human beings are sensitive to the presence (or absence) of sunlight. If you work all day at home–and you don’t “stay in contact” with the sun–this can actually throw off your body’s natural rhythms and lead to sleep problems which in turn can cause “downstream” cascading effects. For instance, if you suffer insomnia, you might start taking drugs like Ambien, which can mess up your body in other ways.

3. Make your room feel bigger, instantly.

The lighting of a room can powerfully influence your perception of that room’s depth, size, and general warmness. We intuitively understand that small details can influence our perceptions of spaces. By adding a few skylights or sun tubes, you can open up the room to make it feel bigger and warmer.

4. Increase the real estate value of the property.

For all the reasons above–and dozens more–when you add a skylight, you make the space more livable and thus more valuable–not only to you but also to potential buyers or renters.

For help understanding best practices for skylight installation and maintenance for your Bay Area roof, get in touch with the thorough and highly reputable roofing experts at Century Roof & Solar. Visit our other website if you are interested in learning more about installing solar panels for your home.