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[quote=Anonymous]Planning on skylights for our new screened porch to make sure the room inside doesn't get too dark.

How much do skylights increase the heat in summer?  Is it mostly just hotter in the spots where the light comes through the skylights, or is the whole porch hotter?  We really want our porch to be noticeably cooler than sitting out in the sunny yard-- we will have a big fan to help, but will skylights make it enough less comfortable that we should consider skipping them and living with the room inside being darker?

How much does it help to have blinds on the skylights that we can close when it's hot and sunny, and/or to be able to open the skylights so the heat can rise up and out?  Which of those things is most important, or should we really make sure to do both?  (And are after-market blinds okay or should we go with the built in ones?)

Also, if we do operable skylights we are inclined to do the ones that open manually to save money, but is that really annoying and we'll regret not getting the remote control type?  Any other skylight features we should consider?  We're trying to keep costs down on the project but also don't want to look back  and regret pinching pennies on something we really should have splurged on.

Thanks so much for any advice you can share![/quote]

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