Anaheim Elite Windows provides professional skylights & solar tubes in Anaheim, CA for residential and commercial properties across Orange County. Almost every leaking skylight we are called to look at is a flashing problem, not a skylight problem. That is why resealing it with a tube of caulk buys you exactly one dry winter, and why the same skylight has now been caulked by three different people. A skylight is a hole in the roof, and a hole in the roof is managed by flashing, not by sealant. Deck-mounted units sit low and close to the roof plane, which looks better; curb-mounted units sit on a built-up wooden curb, which is more forgiving on a low-slope roof. Either way, the unit needs the manufacturer's flashing kit matched to your specific roof covering, because the detail for a concrete tile roof is nothing like the detail for composition shingle, and a step-flashing arrangement improvised on site is a leak with a delay timer on it. When we replace a skylight we replace or rebuild the curb and redo the flashing as one detail with the roof, and where a reroof is coming we coordinate the two rather than let one trade caulk over the other's work. Glazing choice matters more here than on a wall window. Laminated and tempered glass units have essentially replaced acrylic domes for good reason: acrylic yellows, hazes and crazes under this much ultraviolet, and once it does the only fix is a new unit. Skylights also face straight up at the sun, so the solar heat gain load per square foot is higher than anything on a wall, and Title 24 sets stricter U-factor and SHGC limits for skylights than for wall fenestration. A low-E, solar-control glazing package is not an upgrade here, it is the baseline, unless you enjoy heating a hallway from above in July. Operation: fixed units are the cheapest and the tightest. Manual venting units open with a pole or a crank. Solar-powered venting units open on a remote and close themselves when a rain sensor gets wet, which is the feature you will appreciate the first time a monsoon-adjacent shower arrives while you are out. Blinds and shades, manual or remote, are worth specifying at the same time in bedrooms and west-facing rooms. Tubular daylighting devices are the other half of this page and the better answer for a lot of houses. A ten-inch or fourteen-inch reflective tube runs from a small roof dome down through the attic to a diffuser in the ceiling, and it lights an interior hallway, bathroom or walk-in closet with no framing changes, no light shaft to build and no drywall work. They cost a fraction of a skylight and go in in a morning. Where a real skylight is going in, the light shaft gets framed, insulated, drywalled and finished from the roof deck to the ceiling plane, and a splayed shaft throws considerably more light into the room than a straight one. Honest verdict on an old hazed acrylic bubble: replace the unit. Resealing it every spring is a hobby, not a repair.
With 20+ years of experience, our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — soft-coat low-E glass coatings, argon-filled insulated glass units, warm-edge spacer systems, vinyl, fiberglass and clad-wood frames, laminated safety glass, NFRC-labeled U-factor and SHGC ratings — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Anaheim and nearby communities including Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana, Garden Grove.
What We Handle
Everything our skylights & solar tubes in Anaheim covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of skylights & solar tubes work in Anaheim, CA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- skylight installation
- skylight replacement
- solar tubes
- leaking skylight repair
- tubular daylight devices
- Deck-mounted and curb-mounted skylights with a manufacturer flashing kit matched to your roof covering
- Tubular daylighting devices, the ten-inch and fourteen-inch tubes that light an interior hallway or bathroom with no attic framing changes
- Fixed, manual venting and solar-powered venting units with rain sensors that close themselves
- Laminated and tempered glazing rather than acrylic domes, which yellow and craze in this sun
- Low-E and solar-control coatings, because skylight U-factor and SHGC limits under Title 24 are stricter than wall glazing
- Leak diagnosis on existing skylights, which is nearly always a flashing or step-flashing failure rather than the unit itself
- Curb rebuild, flashing replacement and reroof coordination so the skylight and the roof are one detail, not two
- Light shafts framed, drywalled and finished from the roof deck to the ceiling plane
- Blinds, shades and remote operation for bedrooms and west-facing rooms
- Honest verdict on old acrylic bubbles: if it is hazed and crazed, replace the unit rather than reseal it every spring
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Anaheim services.
Materials, equipment and how we do skylights & solar tubes
The difference between skylights & solar tubes that lasts and skylights & solar tubes that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with soft-coat low-E glass coatings, argon-filled insulated glass units, warm-edge spacer systems, vinyl, fiberglass and clad-wood frames, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Anaheim job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. 20+ years of window work in Orange County means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do skylights & solar tubes outside Anaheim
Anaheim Elite Windows covers Anaheim and the surrounding communities of Orange County. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Fullerton, CA — Orange County, incorporated in 1904, population about 143,600, spread across roughly 22 square miles of Mediterranean-climate hillside and flatland
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Orange, CA — Orange County, incorporated in 1888, population about 139,900, in a city built around a plaza rather than a main street
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Santa Ana, CA — Orange County seat, incorporated in 1886, population about 310,200, which makes it one of the densest cities in California
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Garden Grove, CA — Orange County, incorporated in 1956, population about 171,900, largely built out during the 1950s and 1960s subdivision boom
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Buena Park, CA — Orange County, incorporated in 1887, population about 84,000, with a commercial spine that runs on tourism
- Skylights & Solar Tubes in Placentia, CA — Orange County, incorporated in 1926, population about 51,800, in a city that started as citrus groves and packing houses
Start on the Anaheim Elite Windows homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Anaheim Chooses Anaheim Elite Windows
- ✓Over 20 years installing and replacing windows across Orange County
- ✓Residential and commercial, from single-family homes to retail storefronts and office glazing
- ✓In-house installers, never subcontractors you have never met
- ✓Glass packages sized to the U-factor and SHGC that Title 24 asks for in inland Orange County
Every skylights & solar tubes project in Anaheim gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free skylights & solar tubes free estimate in Anaheim, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.