Columbia | Skylights & Sun Tubes

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For over sixty years Columbia has been the leading Canadian Manufacturer of skylight and solarium systems. With an immaculate track record of providing top quality products at an affordable price, Columbia skylights is the brand of choice for architects, roofers, and DIY homeowners.

General Details

Curb Mounted

The preferred skylight mount for any type of roof, primarily for use on tile, shingle or wood shakes. Recommended by roofing professionals as the optimum choice for long lasting, trouble free installation.

This type of skylight can be installed on all types of site built curbs, whether pre-existing or new. For additional weathertightness, ensure you use roofing membrane in addition to flashing system on the curb.

Columbia offers the industry’s most complete selection of curb mounted skylights which are available in a wide range of fixed and venting (manual or electric) models.

Vented Electric Vented Manual Fixed
Sizes Glass - 22 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Acrylic or Polycarbonate - 22 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Custom sizes in Glass or Acrylic also available.
Glass - 34 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Acrylic or Polycarbonate - 45 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 56” x 56”.

Custom sizes in Glass or Acrylic also available.
Exterior Frame Standard colour – Rideau Brown

Optional colours – Black, White, Sandalwood

Custom colours also available
Flashing Flashing kits available for sloped applications only.

Suitable for shingles and other low profile roofing materials.

Custom flashings are required for flat roofs and other roofing materials.

Self Flashing

Ready to mount with their own mounting base, these skylights area easy to install on any composition, shingle, or shake roof. Wooden curb and aluminum flashing are not required.

The self flashing model offers the lowest profile of the Columbia skylight range and compliments your roofline.

For additional weather-tightness, ensure you use roofing membrane in addition to roofing mastic beneath the vinyl flashing flange.

Vented Electric Vented Manual Fixed
Sizes Glass - 22 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Acrylic or Polycarbonate - 22 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Custom sizes in Glass or Acrylic also available.
Glass - 34 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Acrylic or Polycarbonate - 37 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 56” x 56”.

Custom sizes in Glass or Acrylic also available.
Exterior Frame Standard colour – Rideau Brown

Optional colours – Black, White, Sandalwood

Custom colours also available.
Flashing Built in PVC flashing flange eliminates the need for metal flashing system.

Suitable for shingles and other low profile roofing materials.

Features slotted fastening holes around perimeter of flange.

Wood Deck Mount

This premium skylight product provides a built in Douglas Fir wood curb and is available venting or fixed in a wide range of sizes and glazing options. Custom flashing kits for each size are required.

For additional weather tightness, ensure you use Roofing Underlayment in addition to Columbia Flashing System.

Vented Electric Vented Manual Fixed
Sizes Glass - 19 standard sizes from 14½” x 45¼” to 45¼”x 46½.

Any custom size is also available.

Down slope direction must be specified at time of ordering.
Glass - 34 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 48” x 48”.

Acrylic or Polycarbonate - 37 standard sizes 16” x 16” to 56” x 56”

Custom sizes in Glass or Acrylic also available.
Exterior Frame Standard colour – Rideau Brown

Optional colours – Black, White

Custom colours also available.
Flashing Suitable for shingles and other low profile roofing materials.

Circular Roof Dome

This design delivers a dramatic departure from the ordinary, opening your home or lobby/reception area to a light well affording a beautiful overhead pool of sunlight.

Columbia Circular Roof Domes are supplied with built in, non-condensating, double wall brown fiberglass curb and retaining frame. The built in curb measures six inches in height and includes wide flashing flange to ensure optimum seal.

Circular Roof Domes are intended for a sloped shingled roof application or tar and gravel roofs. The fiberglass curb can be modified to accommodate site built curb.

Sun Tubes

Source of natural lighting where regular skylights can’t be installed. Quick, simple installation for any shingle or shake roof. Ideal for interior rooms, closets and bathrooms.

Available in sloped and flat roof models.

Elbows and tube extensions are available. Columbia Sun Tubes are available in three different sizes.

Rigid Residential Rigid Commerical Flexible
Sizes Flat and sloped roof models available in 10”, 13”, and 18” diameters.

Maximum tube length on 10” diameter is 12’, on 13”, and 18” diameter is 14’.
Flat and sloped roof models available in 21″ diameters.

Maximum tube length on 21” diameter is 20′.
Columbia flexible sun tubes are available in North America’s most popular sun tube size: 13″.
Pitch Columbia Sun Tubes can be installed on roof slopes ranging from 0 to 60 degrees. Some slopes will require the addition of elbows.

Roof Access Hatch

Ideal for rooftop patios, emergency exits, roof and balcony access or any other application where roof egress is a requirement. This skylight can be installed on a flat or sloped roof curb application.

The curb mounted design is recommended for use on tile, shingle or wood shake roofs.

This type of skylight can be installed on all types of site built curbs, whether pre-existing or new. For additional weathertightness, ensure you use roofing membrane in addition to flashing system on the curb.

Sizes Will manufacture any size skylight in acrylic or glass.
Exterior Frame Standard skylight exterior frame colour is Rideau Brown.

Choice of White, Black or Sandalwood available at a small additional cost.
Flashing Flashing kits available for sloped applications only.

Suitable for shingles and other low profile roofing materials.

Custom flashings are required for flat roofs and other roofing materials.

Skylight Blinds

Control the amount of light and heat entering your skylight with a Columbia Skylight Blind. Offering great value and style at an attractive price, transform any room with one quick and easy installation.

Columbia Skylight Blinds are available in three fabric options: Privacy, Light Filtering and Blackout.

Why use Skylight Blinds?

Control the amount of light & heat entering a room

  • Save on energy costs – both heating and cooling
  • Skylight Blinds provide privacy and style
  • Easy to Install: fasten brackets & snap the shade into the lightwell
  • Reduce fading on carpets, fabrics and furniture
  • Cut out over 90% of harmful UV rays
  • Easy to use: smooth operation with telescopic pole or manual handle
  • Blinds can operate at any angle, including upside down

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