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Save Money On Your Utility Bills With Sun Dome Skylights
Today, sun-dome skylights are becoming a common sight in many buildings these days. Also known as sun tunnels or sun tubes, they are often categorized together with other tubular lighting devices, TDD's. They are available in straight, jointed, or curved designs; each would increase the amount of natural daylight that enters a room.
They have a resemblance to other recessed lighting fixtures and would not look out of place no matter what decor is dominant in the room. It is often said that a replacement skylight is easier to install than other tubular lighting devices and in most cases would cost less. Their size also means that the heat lost in winter and the heat gained in the summer months is greatly reduced. They are highly efficient when compared to other skylights.
The main design concept behind tubular skylights is to have a living space which is brightened by diffused sunlight. Indirect light is not so harmful and damaging to people and belongings. For example if sunlight was to enter a room unimpeded it can cause eye strain as well as damage to furnishings. It is possible to pick up a tubular skylight that comes with an integrated electrical light which can be used during the night or when the sky is heavy with cloud.
Most designs of tubular skylights are manufactured with a metal frame and an acrylic lens. The tubes themselves are placed into a dome that is installed into the roof. They also incorporate a reflective sun scoop that directs the light into a metal or plastic tube. The tube uses a reflective coating to bounce the light down and out through a diffuser lens. The diffuser would be located in the room's interior ceiling.
Though they are more compact then a conventional skylight, a tubular option can still disperse a respectable volume of light into any room. Research claims that a single thirteen inch tubular skylight has the same light output as a 700 watt bulb in the winter months and a 1200 incandescent watt bulb in the month of June. This is more than acceptable for any home or workplace.
How much you would have to pay for a tubular skylight would depend upon its size and quality. As a rough guide, expect to pay somewhere between one hundred and six hundred dollars for a single design. It would be wise to avoid the cheapest options as they may not have been built to the highest quality.
When it comes to choosing an installer, do as much research as you can. Never choose an installer blindly. Always seek out a company that is recommended by other people. If you were to use an inexperienced firm, then the result may be drafts and water leaks that are expensive to fix.
It is not that difficult for an experienced DIY enthusiast to fit tubular skylights by themselves. With the cost of electricity rising upwards each year it makes perfect sense to take on board practices that can reduce the energy required to heat and cool a home as much as possible. By choosing a tube skylight, you would also discover that the atmosphere becomes less stressful and more productive than if using only artificial lights.
How do I make a see-through reflective visor like space suits?
I've seen a lot of motorcycle visors that are a material that I would like but I'm trying to create a helmet that covers my whole face for a costume. I've been told cutting small strips of automotive tint won't work. I've also discovered that space suits use and electroplating process to deposit gold onto the visor, but my material is acrylic. I'd like to know how one would create a mirrored surface with any technique or even places that do that process for you.
This is the helmet in question. http://i.imgur.com/xvm09.jpg
Rather, I'm using space suits as an example. Completely opaque with a mirror finish but you can see through the inside. Like aviator sunglasses too. There must be a way to do this from scratch that I can do myself, or at least a company that can do it to the material I give them.
in space they use thin lear of gold
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