Improving the Value of Your Home With Skylights and Roof Lights

By: Steven Britton

The current global economic crisis has hit many families hard, jobs have been lost, salaries have been cut and as a result many families have been forced to cut back. So you may be thinking is this the right time to making home improvements? Well surprisingly yes! Although property has seen a drop in value recent months due to the decrease in demand for property, generally speaking over time property will increase in value. So making a home improvement such as installing a skylight can be a valuable home improvement that can both increase the value of your property and save you money too in heating and electricity related costs.

Installing a skylight into your home can both improve the value of your home by up to 10% and help you save money on heating bills and electricity bills. So how can a skylight help you save money on energy costs? Well adding a skylight allows more of the sun's rays into your home, this both serves to reduce the amount of lights that you need to turn on and also more heat energy is trapped by the skylight reducing the amount of energy needed to heat your home.

Adding a skylight can help to make your home look more modern and fashionable. Skylights are available in all different shapes and sizes to suit different houses and building types. Prices for skylights are very reasonable and can start from as little as £99 plus fitting. So as you can see at these credit crunch prices it makes financial sense and aesthetic sense to add a skylight to your home!

When having a skylight or roof light installed be sure to use an approved installer that is ISO 9001 approved and also insist on having at least three references from customers who have recently had work undertaken by the installer. Remember there are many disreputable trades people out there and any shoddy work can cost more in the long term to put right.

Roof lights can also dramatically improve the appearance of your home and add much needed value to your house. Roof lights can be mounted on steel, aluminium, wooden or a concrete base/ kerb. Adding a roof light again can help keep the heating costs down by as much as 15% and increase the value of your home by up to 10%. Again roof lights come in a variety of different sizes and start from around £400 upwards plus fitting depending upon the type and size of roof light that you want.

Howells Patent Glazing Ltd are a well respected manufacturer of Patent Glazing, Rooflights and Canopies. Its products are mainly supplied to the commercial sector, i.e Shopping Centres, Schools Office Development and Hospitals.

Howells glazing undertake contracts on a supply only or supply and install basis. We will also act as Main Contractor, taking on small elements of building work and supporting framework. Products are manufactured in our factory complex at Cradley Heath, West Midlands, and shipped to sites by our tailored transport. We have Sales, Estimating, Technical and Contracts departments to supply the requisite support.