Anyone have any experience with having a solotube or similar product installed ?

We have no natural light in our master bathroom, and considering installing one with the exhaust vent, when we get our roof redone soon.

My inlaws have a few similar products through out their home and I like them. They put off a ton of light during the day and on nights with enough moon light, they light up the room at night.

I had two installed last year in areas of the house that don't get much natural light. They work great. I've been pleased.

WhoopRAB said:

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My in laws have a couple. Good lighting but water leaks have been an issue

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This. Installed some on a commercial building and they seem to leak every few months. They're always back there replacing ceiling tiles and water testing the roof.

Bad install, or is it the product?

Bit of both, i presume. The domes just won't seal right on the roof to the trim ring. They say they don't require caulking or silicon, but the only way to get them to stop leaking was to back out the screws holding the trim ring, silicon the crap out of it, then screw it back down while still wet. That seemed to have helped a lot.

The other part was probably a bad tpo roof detail install at the domes.

I haven't had any leaks with mine.

Do you like to sleep past sunrise or nap during the day? Natural sunshine can be a pita.

Missed what room it was in. You may have to keep the bathroom door closed to keep it dark though.

We recommend tubes when clients start talking skylights. Skylights suck. Tubes are much better if you have to have something. Our first suggestion is the fewer penetrations in your roof the better. Then we move to tubes. And then as a last resort skylights.

Just make sure you have someone that knows what they are doing install them. Use Ice/Water Shield and Silicone where needed.