Sukkah Archives - Aluplex Glass and Skylights

Sukkot is just around the corner. For observant Jews, this holiday means going into the great outdoors of your backyard and putting together a shelter for you and your family. However, not everyone has the ability or desire to make something completely from scratch. There are many reasons one might desire something less physically demanding. With some help from Aluplex, you can turn your porch into the shelter you need with our operable, kosher skylights.

Completely Kosher Skylights

Aluplex offers kosher skylights that can be installed over a porch so that it may be used for Sukkot. Our kosher skylights can be opened manually, or with an air compressor. When installed in the roof of a porch, they can be opened for Sukkot and a sukkah appropriate roof can be built in their place. Then, the framework of the porch can be used to support the other parts of the sukkah structure.

Old Age and Disability Friendly

Creating a shelter for Sukkot each year is a very demanding task. For those reaching older age, or those of any age with disabilities, we offer a less demanding solution. Turning a porch into a sukkah lessens the workload required each year, allowing those with limited mobility, or less energy, to partake as well.

By relying on the framework of the porch, building a sukkah can be as simple as opening your kosher skylights, covering the new opening with appropriate, sukkah roofing material, attaching some canvas to the porch supports to create walls, and so on. Taking out the task of building a completely new framework makes crafting a sukkah much more manageable. Plus, once sukkot ends, you can close your skylights once more and have a lovely, sunlit porch.

Reusable Each Year

By installing our kosher skylights in your porch roof, you not only improve your porch permanently, you make it a reusable sukkah base for each following year. Opening and closing the skylights is all it takes to go from a functional part of your home, to a sukkah frame, and back again.

High Quality Windows

Our skylights aren’t just kosher, they’re also high quality. We specialize in glass and windows of all kinds. Our kosher skylights are no exception. You can count on us to deliver high quality skylights with clear visibility and that won’t leak.

They’re also well insulated. Closed-in porches and sunrooms will retain warmth – or cold, depending on the season – and save you money. Electric bills go up astronomically when windows lose their insulation. You can rely on us to provide windows that maintain their insulation for many, many years.

Emergency Repair Services

If disaster strikes in bad weather or an accident, we offer emergency repair services. Rain or shine, you can count on us to come out and service your skylights. We know skylights are the one thing keeping rain out of your home. There’s no time to waste when one breaks or starts leaking. Give us a call and we’ll be there!

What is Sukkot?

For those who aren’t aware, Sukkot is a Jewish holiday. During the holiday, observant Jews create a Sukkah – an enclosure made of natural materials. The Sukkah represents the kind of fragile dwelling the Israelites dwelt in during their 40 years of desert traveling. For the duration of Sukkot, observant Jews will eat, and sometimes sleep, in their Sukkah. The Sukkah must be taken down and rebuilt each year.

Operable Kosher Sukkah Skylights

Aluplex has a fantastic solution for building your yearly Sukkah. Instead of having to build an entire structure from scratch, we’ve come up with a more convenient, kosher alternative. The alternative starts with adding an enclosed porch to your home. After that, all you have to do is add our operable kosher Sukkah skylights, which are installed in the roof of your porch.

Build On Top

When it comes time for Sukkot, you can simply open up the skylights and build your sh’chach over top of the uncovered porch. Our kosher skylights can be opened manually or pneumatically, since observant Jews are not permitted to operate electric switches during Sukkot and Shabbat.

After opening the skylights, you can build your sh’chach however you like. Your porch will then become your Sukkah. You can then eat and sleep in more comfort than the in the average Sukkah, all while remaining kosher. This option is more accessible, which is great for disabled Jews who can’t build something elaborate each year. Plus, it allows for more temperature regulation and more comfortable sleeping arrangements.

When Sukkot Ends

When Sukkot is over, your sh’chach can be removed and the skylights can be closed. Your porch is then returned to normal and you can use it however you like the rest of the year. If you like plants, you could use your porch as a greenhouse. Keeping them inside the porch will prevent the harsh Canadian winter from killing them. You could even add a porch swing or hammock. With the wonderful addition of operable kosher Sukkah skylights, your porch will be full of sunshine year round. These skylights are a worthy investment for any observant Jew.

If you’re interested in buying some of Aluplex’s operable kosher Sukkah skylights, we’re only a call away. Contact us to learn more about our skylights and what other products we have to offer that may aid in the construction of your enclosed porch. We’re more than happy to answer any questions you have.

Prepare for Sukkot with Operable Kosher Skylights