Skylight letting in too much heat, what can i do?

[Counterfiend]

What can I do to block the heat coming in from the skylight. The light comes in into the kitchen, and I dont really care if it lets light in anymore.

Its a rental property, I just wanna block the heat while im here.

help please

[big_tiger]

Tin Foil and tape FTW

[70'*Chevelle]

What can I do to block the heat coming in from the skylight. The light comes in into the kitchen, and I dont really care if it lets light in anymore.

Its a rental property, I just wanna block the heat while im here.

help please

Trash bag, duct tape....and cover the outside of the skylight.

[Counterfiend]

on the inside or outside?

[4DRSS]

Tin Foil and tape FTW

Yep. The inside.

[Justa4banger]

Tin foil works awesome.....

[bard]

I think they make solar screen covers for skylights.

[90coupe]

cut out a piece of cardboard and tape it or use tacs to cover the hole.

[gtownGT]

They sell this stuff called "Insta-Cling" at Walmart that comes in %20 or %5 tint....All you need is a bottle with water and some soap and it presses on super easy without the glue.....and the best part its easy to remove and reuse.

[BIGCUBES]

Id have to say try using styrofoam.It will insulate at same time have some texture to it.

[ceyko]

You can do the solar screen thing, but the best bet would be to chose a place to insulate it. Insulation is the only way youre going to stop heat from entering. Although, I personally dig those so I'd try to stop the heat and leave the light.

However, if worst comes to worst...

[miketyler]

I think they make solar screen covers for skylights.

Exactly what I did at my old house. If you REALLY wanted to cut down the heat you could double layer it and go with a very high value solar screen. Home Depo sells the aluminum frame members, corner pieces, fabric and retaining loom.

I bent up some tabs out of aluminum and bonded them to the skylight to hold my new custom screen in place. It cut down so much incoming heat I made screens for the back door and all the windows


Of course if you have one of those self flashing bubble type skylights it may not be a possibility for you

[mustang87]

go to home depot or lowes, back in the garden dept. they have shade cloth,you can have it cut to the size you want,on my old house i had 2 sky lights and i doubled it and stapled them to the roof,that cut out the heat and still gave me some light,in the winter i just pulled them off. works great. might cost you about 20-25 bucks.

[96Cobra_Nate]

spray paint it black inside and out dude

[jyro]

spray paint it black inside and out dude

it would make it radiate even more heat, if painting is an option, paint it white