Light Tube Installation in Roper House

Introduction

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_tube. They are also called "ligth pipes".

We had a 14" Velux light tube installed in our house:


We used the flat lens instead of a bubble lens to make it blend better with the solar panels. Bubble lenses gather more light.
Entrance pipe:
Half done:
Installer Richard Wimmer of Blue Ridge Home Improvement:
We used ~16' of pipe that included five 0-45° elbows.
Completed installation:

It lights up a dark stairway.

L. David Roper, http://www.roperld.com/personal/roperldavid.htm