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Velux DSD-1025-D26 White 23-1/4" x 23-4/9" Solar Blackout Skylight Blinds
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Solar Blackout Skylight BlindsThe blackout blind can convert day into night excluding even the brightest sunlight, which makes it perfect for rooms that require total room darkening such as bedrooms or TV/entertainment rooms. Perfect for afternoon siestas and light summer nights. If you choose a VELUX blackout blind, you will enjoy total blackout plus optimal heat protection. The blackout blind has an energy efficient aluminum coating on the exterior side that acts as a heat barrier, increasing...more

Velux DSC-1025-3046 White 30-1/2" x 46-1/2" Solar Blackout Skylight Blinds
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Solar Blackout Skylight BlindsThe blackout blind can convert day into night excluding even the brightest sunlight, which makes it perfect for rooms that require total room darkening such as bedrooms or TV/entertainment rooms. Perfect for afternoon siestas and light summer nights. If you choose a VELUX blackout blind, you will enjoy total blackout plus optimal heat protection. The blackout blind has an energy efficient aluminum coating on the exterior side that acts as a heat barrier, increasing...more

Velux QPF-2246-2005 Tempered Glass/Aluminum Frame QPF 22-1/2" x 46-1/2" Fixed Pan-Flashed Skylight from the QPF Series
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Fixed Pan-Flashed SkylightThe QPF fixed skylight, designed for self-flashed installations, is perfect for visually expanding areas such as hallways, stairwells, and other closed-in, dark spaces that can be transformed with light and sky views. It provides an economical choice in creating a spacious home that is filled with natural light. Includes a factory-installed pan-flashing system, designed for shingle roofs only.Installs on roofs with slopes between 14- (3:12) and 60- (20:12).Streamlined...more

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Brick veneer - a four-inch brick wall used to provide an exterior finish for a house.

CFM (cubic feet per minute) - A rating that expresses the amount of air a blower or fan can move. The volume of air (measured in cubic feet) that can pass through an opening in one minute.

Capital - The principal part of a loan, i.e. the original amount borrowed.

Fire brick - Brick made of refractory ceramic material which will resist high temperatures. Used in a fireplace and boiler.

Heat gain - Heat coming into a home from sources other than its heating/cooling system. Most gains come from the sun.

Stile - The vertical upright on either side (and sometimes the center) of a panel door.

ú Electrical permit - A separate permit required for most electrical work.

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