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Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd

Skylights, Lighting, Windows

About us

Solatube Premier Dealer with offices in Madison and Milwaukee. Call for the one closest to you. We look forward to making your day BRIGHT! 608-278-0100 in Madison area. 414-332-9050 in Milwaukee area. Additional DBA - Brighter Concepts Solatube.

Business highlights

30 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Sale & installation tubular skylights & attic fans. We are also the premier dealer for Indow Windows which is an interior storm window.

Services we don't offer

We do not install solar panels, with the exception of our solar powered attic fans, or replace windows.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.9186 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
92%
4
6%
3
1%
2
0%
1
1%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.6
professionalism
4.9
responsiveness
4.9
punctuality
4.9
Showing 26-186 of 186 reviews

Melissa S.
06/2015
5.0
skylights, replacement windows
  + 0 more
Originally contractors were scheduled to arrive between 9 and noon. Received a call the day before that they would be coming between noon and 3. Two Contractors arrived at approximately 2:00 and completed the work by 4:00. They put down a drop cloth and were careful not to make a mess. They informed me as to their procedure and made sure the Solatube was installed in the optimum spot. When the work was complete, they gave instructions for changing the light and cleaning the lens. They cleaned up the area when the job was complete.
Description of Work: Installed a solatube w/fan and light in our 2nd floor bathroom. Bathroom has no windows - the Solatube brings in amazing, natural light!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100

Margaret F.
05/2015
5.0
lighting, skylights
  + 0 more
Frank was extremely efficient in stalling solartube in difficult area, the landing stairwell was extremely deep , requiring acrobatics on ladder far above the ground, the attic crawl space was difficult to get into and required a 14 ft. extension just to reach the roof.
Description of Work: New solartube installed through roof to provide light for landing/stairs.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$136

Judy Z.
05/2015
5.0
lighting
  + -1 more
Frank came and looked over the area then suggested the area that it could be done in. Very professional and knowledgeable.
Description of Work: 2 Tube lights

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

Jeff L.
03/2015
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
Service person called and informed me that he was running late. He arrived 15 minutes late per his phone call. He completed installation perfectly. He cleaned up after himself. I would us this company again.
Description of Work: Install a solar tube with vent fan in bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$975

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you for the time it took to write a review! We are glad we were able to make your day BRIGHT!

Vicente A.
03/2015
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
It is like having the sun on my second floor in house, the place looks sparkling. Excellent job!
Description of Work: Solatube Company installed 2 solar tubes on the second floor of my house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you so much for the positive review. We appreciate the time it took for you to review us! Glad we were able to make your day BRIGHT!

Catherine T.
01/2015
3.0
skylights
  + -1 more
Prompt. Did good work and cleaned up after themselves. However, we live in Wisconsin. I just discovered that they did not insulate (!!!) around the skylight shafts in attic. Basically there are now two holes in the ceiling. They didn't even mention insulation as an option or that this would need to be done. Now I have to call an insulation company when they are super busy. Very frustrated.
Description of Work: Installed 2 solatube skylights. One larger, one smaller in 2 bathrooms.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$1,500

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Hello (removed member name) We spoke about this yesterday. I informed you that in Wisconsin we do not insulate the tubes because if you did you would warm up the air in the tube and cause condensation. The thermal seal for the unit is at the ceiling level. We do put insulation back around the bottom of the tube so as to not cause the "chimney effect." I totally understand that in WI people think we need to insulate everything, but in this case, if we did, it would condensate. Thanks for reviewing us. We would appreciate if you adjusted your review.

Vicki W.
11/2014
5.0
skylights, solar panels
  + 0 more
It went great! Everything was done and all was cleaned up within a couple of hours. I hardly knew he was there. I was astounded at the results! I kept thinking I left the light on. I have not had a single problem since I had it installed 5 1/2 years ago.
Description of Work: Provided 14" Solatube skylight with all parts (including 2'additional pipe needed) and Solar Star Solar attic fan and installed both

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,340

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you so much for the kind words. We truly appreciate the review!

YVONNE A.
10/2014
5.0
lighting
  + -1 more
They did a good job. Today, what they installed is still good and I did not have any problems. I contacted them to do service because I just wanted to have solar lights. I will recommend them.
Description of Work: Solatube Brighter Concepts had provided some service for us. They installed some lightings five or six years ago. They did the lights in my kitchen and my bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you for evaluating our service! We truly appreciate it!

Eric & Bridget F.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
They did a very nice job. We had no problems with the solar tube. No leaking or anything like that. We were happy with the work they did. It was a big job and we just had one fellow to put it in. I was pleased with it. They have a display of different models that they sell in the showroom.
Description of Work: We used them a couple of years ago to put in a solar tube in the hallway to have some light.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$800

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you for your kind words. We truly appreciate the feedback!

Helen F.
10/2014
5.0
skylights
  + -1 more
We got Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd through Angie's List. My experience with this company has been really, really good, excellent. They were punctual and on time. They cleaned up everything which I always appreciate. I am very happy with them. I would recommend them to anybody. It is like a skylight. You get a round circle in the ceiling and it kind of looks like a light fixture but actually there is a tube that goes from that to your room and brings us the light. It is very, very cool actually. It is natural light that comes through it. I actually think that solar tubes are wonderful. They are a great alternative to skylights because they are not as expensive number one, and number two, they are much less prone to leaking and all of the other problems that are sometimes associated with cut skylights. The price was fair.
Description of Work: They put in a solar tube.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you for your comments. We truly appreciate the time it took for you to write them. THANK YOU!

Carlotta K.
10/2014
5.0
skylights
  + -1 more
We have used them in the past when they were a brand new company. We liked them that much so we wanted them again. We had a house that had only one window that faces the south, which means our house was extremely dark all the time and of course bathroom. They put up one in the stairway and the entire place was bright. I need not switch on the light during the day anymore. They are very helpful when then come in. When you tell them what you need, they would figure out the best. When we got a second house and we called them to put one in the stairway and in the bathroom. It gives so much of light that I need not switch on the light. The one that we used for the bathroom has a fan too and it is super quite.
Description of Work: They installed 2 solar tubes in my house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$450

John W.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
They were excellent people. We had two of them in our house and they were very polite when we talked to them. In fact we talked to them first at the state fair and they were very polite, answered our questions. The teller came out and gave us a quote there and then. During the installation, a young boy came out and did a super excellent job in installing it. We never had trouble with the solar tubes that they installed. For the price, I did some investigating after we had installed the first one. I talked to other people and they were very competitive. There was one place I asked and I was shaking my head because he was far too apart from everybody else. I liked the way the solar tubes were built and how they were made. I like the solar tubes. They called us after they installed it just to ask how we like them. We have absolutely no complaints. They called us if they were already on their way and one time that they were late, they called to apologize. I can’t say enough good words about them. They were professional looking.
Description of Work: Solatube Brighter concepts performed some services for me. They installed solar tubes. The first one was put in 5 or 6 six years ago. The second one was put in 2 or 3 years ago.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jean R.
10/2014
5.0
skylights
  + -1 more
They are excellent. I have no problems with them at all. They are quick, they are fast. They clean up after themselves. It makes a huge difference. I just recommend them. I had one in an interior bathroom that was really dark and now it is just flooded with light all the time. They are really a good company and they do it quickly and I do not think the price has gone up. I think they are reliable. They are very professional. They come on time. You dont have any mess or anything. So if you want a quick fix its just one afternoon or morning or something and they are done. Its a lot cheaper than a skylight. He explained everything and he is very good.
Description of Work: What they do is it is like a skylight without the mess of having to drill a hole in your roof. They do drill a hole in your roof but it is just a tube and its got mirrors inside or something reflective. Its a very small tube it like 10 inches round and then it goes into your ceiling or whatever room you want to. It look like a light in your ceiling.and the light just shines down. He put in a light fixture in there also so that at night it will light up.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Bambi K.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
Yes, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd did work for us. It turned out wonderful. They are the best. I just think the world of them. They do a fantastic job. I wish I could afford to have them to do more, awesome, awesome. They were so professional. They were so efficient. They just got in and they did the job. They just worked so efficiently. I really thought that it was going to be a lot more disruptive and dirty because of putting it through the roof and down through the ceiling, but they just did the work so beautifully. They just got in here and got it down and everything was cleaned up and left like you would have never guessed that I had any work done. Yes, they knew exactly what they were doing. I never had a bit of trouble with those in these 2 or 3 years that they have been in, no problems whatsoever. I love them. They just added to the light in the house. It is just interesting, the moon light when it comes through, it is just beautiful. I can't say enough about the product and about them. It is just great. It is beautiful, yes, it is.
Description of Work: They installed 3 solar tubes and they also did a solar attic fan for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Lynn A.
10/2014
5.0
lighting
  + -1 more
They did a great job. It was nothing but positive. They did a perfect job and we're actually thinking of having another one installed on a remodel that we're doing. I don't really know about the price because I didn't do any comparison to myself but I would imagine that they were competitive because my husband chose them to put it in. They're highly regarded. I have no complaints about them at all.
Description of Work: They put in a Solatube.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thank you for the comments. Let us know when you want to add those other tubes. We appreciate it.

TONY & PHYLLIS K.
10/2014
5.0
lighting, skylights, solar panels
  + 1 more
It was many years ago. I am pleased with them. The fan works fabulously. We love our solar tubes. I wish I could have put in more. I had a friend in Cincinnati who had problems with her provider and charged her twice as much as I paid. We loved the workers who came here.We had friends who put them in condos. They are very pleased. They work wonderfully. We had our first one in the kitchen and then we added one in the bathroom. They are not cheap, but they are worth every penny. Their quality of work is great. In the kitchen, the tube doubles up a electric light in the night and in the bathroom we have a fan attached to it. I would always advise to go through a dealer instead of depending on a handyman.
Description of Work: .

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Carolyn F.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
I haven't had any problems since installation. They did an excellent job.
Description of Work: They installed 3 solar lights/solatubes.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd
Thanks for taking the time to review our business. We truly appreciate our customers, and look forward to hearing the comments!

Susan B.
10/2014
4.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
The service was okay. They must have been competitive at that time.
Description of Work: Solatube Brighter Concepts put in a solartube in our kitchen and our bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Herbert R.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
The service turned out very well. They did a very good job. It has been awhile, but I cannot remember any notable complaints about the installation. That went very well. The results are good. I am very pleased with it. I believe their punctuality was good. I do not need another room with a solar tube, but I would use them again for another house.
Description of Work: Solatube Brighter Concepts Limited installed a solar tube.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Theresa L.
10/2014
5.0
skylights
  + -1 more
They did a good job. They were the only company at that time in town. I was satisfied with them overall. They were perfect in responsiveness. They were on time. If I ever needed one, I would use them again.
Description of Work: They put 3 solatubes in and they did a 3 or 4 fan for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

JEAN T.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
They were great but they were so many years ago. Their price was reasonable. They weren't the cheapest but they weren't the most expensive. They were excellent. The quality was absolutely great. They did call us to tell that they can't make it and make it next week. Their professionalism was excellent.
Description of Work: We used Solatube Brighter Concepts.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jason R.
10/2014
5.0
skylights, solar panels
  + 0 more
It was a long time ago but it was excellent. They were professional. It went in really quickly. The whole room had no natural light. Now during the day, it looks like there is a big window in there.
Description of Work: They put in a solatube skylights.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

David W.
10/2014
5.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
It worked fine. They came in and they were fine. I don't have any negative to say. They came when they said they were going to.
Description of Work: They put in three tubes.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

DENNIS L.
10/2014
5.0
skylights, solar panels
  + 0 more
We've had no problem. It worked as advertised. We had no dislikes about it. They were very good in responding.
Description of Work: They did the solar tube that provides reflected lights into the house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

JAMES F.
10/2014
4.0
solar panels
  + -1 more
I like them quite a bit actually. All of them were hybrid models with light in that you can turn on in the evening. One was a kind of kitchen model with extra lighting and others was for hallways and they made a huge difference. I remember when we had it done we had looked around and they were comparable with other vendors doing similar kind of things. It wasn't horribly expensive. They were very good. They were very conscientious. There was one issue that they actually I don't think can resolve with one of the systems and I think it is somewhere in the wiring in the system itself but the way things are put in I mean once they are in they are almost they are very difficult to get to. The work they did was good I dont think it was their work. They were very efficient. They were very professional.
Description of Work: Three solar tubes were installed.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Contact information

1706 E Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53211

http://www.BrighterConceptsLtd.com

Service hours

Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Licensing

Insured

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
Yes
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
No
Use Green Products or Work Practices
Yes
State Contractor License Requirements

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Service Categories

Skylights,
Lighting,
Windows

FAQ

Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd offers free project estimates.
Yes, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd offers emergency services.
No, Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd does not offer warranties.
Solatube Brighter Concepts Ltd offers the following services: Sale & installation tubular skylights & attic fans. We are also the premier dealer for Indow Windows which is an interior storm window.
We do not install solar panels, with the exception of our solar powered attic fans, or replace windows.

Contact information

1706 E Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53211

http://www.BrighterConceptsLtd.com

Service hours

Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM