Honoring Our Nation's Strength... Happy Fourth of July!

Naturalight Solar is celebrating Fourth of July this year by giving Armed Forces and Veterans a discount on VELUX SUN TUNNEL Skylight Installations:

Install 3 tubes and get $120 discount
Install 2 tubes and get $75 discount
Install 1 tube and get $30 discount

Call 707.527.5330 or send an email to info@naturalight.org
to schedule your SUN TUNNEL Skylight installation.
 

*This offer is valid for SUN TUNNEL skylights purchased by July 6, 2015.
*This discount only applies to purchases after June 26, 2015. 

A Nation's Strength

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1904)

What makes a nation's pillars high

And its foundations strong?

What makes it mighty to defy

The foes that round it throng?

It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand

Go down in battle shock;

Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,

Not on abiding rock.

Is it the sword? Ask the red dust

Of empires passed away;

The blood has turned their stones to rust,

Their glory to decay.

And is it pride? Ah, that bright crown 

Has seemed to nations sweet;

But God has struck its luster down

In ashes at his feet. 

Not gold but only men can make 

A people great and strong;

Men who for truth and honor's sake

Stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep,

Who dare while others fly... 

They build a nation's pillars deep

And lift them to the sky. 

In observance of Fourth of July, our office will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2015. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, July 6, 2015. 

Memorial Day 2015

We remember those who have served,  this Memorial Day.

“We who are left, how shall we look again Happily on the sun or feel the rain Without remembering how they who went Ungrudgingly and spent Their lives for us loved, too, the sun and rain?” -Wilfrid Wilson Gibson The Naturalight Solar office will be closed  Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25  in observance of Memorial Day.

How to Measure for a Curb Mount Skylight

It is important to know the dimensions for your replacement skylight so the correct size can be ordered to fit the existing curb.
When ordering or describing a skylight, the measurements are always expressed as width (dimension horizontally across the roof) x length (dimension vertically up the roof).

The Outside Curb Dimension is the overall outside dimension size (OD) of the finished, built-up curb. To determine a correctly sized replacement skylight, also include the necessary roofing materials and sheet metal flashing. Skylights are sized slightly larger than the OD of the curb in order to fit over the top like a box cover. 

What Can You Do for the Earth?

There are so many possibilities:

• Volunteer at a beach or park clean-up
• Go to an Earth Day festival
• Change one habit to reduce waste and conserve resources
• Install VELUX Skylights or SUN TUNNELS to reduce day-time energy use
• Install solar panels on your home
• Help start a community garden
• Do something nice for the Earth

Check out the Earth Day Network for a history of Earth Day and more ways to celebrate the Earth every day. 

The 2015 HGTV Smart Home, featuring VELUX Skylights

The 2015 HGTV Smart Home premiers tonight! Check it out to see the featured VELUX Skylights in the Master Bedroom, Loft, and Bathroom. You can also visit the HGTV Smart Home page for video tours of each room.

Want these skylights in your home?

Call 707.527.5330 for a free day-lighting estimate.

Wretched Ridge-Light Bites the Dust

            Katherine and Tyler had an awful ridge skylight that was leaking in the rain and baking the house in the summer.  They contacted Naturalight Solar and we presented them with a design to install four VELUX VSS S01 solar operable, deck mount skylights with solar blinds. We removed the old skylight, re-configured the roof openings, installed and water-proofed the new skylights, and finished the interior.

The wretched ridge-light:

The New VELUX "Fresh Air" Skylights:

Katherine and Tyler are excited that the leaks are gone and overheating is a thing of the past.  They are also looking forward to a tax credit of approximately $6,600. The budget for the project, including permits, was approximately $22,000 and took about one week of on-site work. We just completed this project last week.

"1 Up" Your Home with Energy Efficiency Financing

Add life to your home:

PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Programs provide financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency improvemetns for homeowners. Many counties in California have at least one program, and some have two. You can visit the program websites to see if your home is eligible for financing. 

Program Perks:

• Loans are not based on credit scores
• No application fee 
• Apply Online
• Pay back through property taxes; loan stays with the property if sold
• Minimum project size is $5,000 with no maximum

VELUX SUN TUNNELs, VELUX Skylights, and SunRise Solar Attic Fans fall under the energy efficiency improvement category, so the installation of these products is eligible for financing through your city's program.

Sonoma County - SCEIP and CaliforniaFIRST

Napa County - CaliforniaFIRST and HERO 

Marin County - CaliforniaFIRST

Solano County - CaliforniaFIRST and HERO

SCEIP (Sonoma  County Energy  Independence Program)

CaliforniaFIRST

HERO Program -    Renovate America

Give Naturalight Solar a call to get a 

free estimate for your day-lighting project: 707.527.5330