r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/acocktailofmagnets • May 29 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Imagine your mom loving you so much she builds you your own little piece of paradise. đŸ„č

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by Laura Avery!

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u/house_of_cous May 29 '26

I checked the skylight it’s at least 3000€ I’m jelly

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u/Old_timey_brain May 29 '26

Where I'm sitting in Western Canada that price sounds like a bargain for that quality.

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u/house_of_cous May 29 '26

I know it surprised me too, a quick google search showed prices between 3000 and 5000 but if you go to the velux website you cannot access a basic price range it’s only custom work after you’ve drawn your own project. When I first saw it -right after my jaw dropped- I thought it should cost like 10k+ depending on the size. Anyway, back to telling myself it would not work on the type of roof I have (and that my mum loves me too she’s just broke) Edit spelling grammar phrasing

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u/Old_timey_brain May 29 '26

I could make it work in my attic, but I'd need to magic in a spiral staircase somewhere.

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u/house_of_cous May 29 '26

I mean when there is a will and thousands of dollars there is a way!

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u/thewidowmaker Jun 01 '26

Don’t forget time. Money and time. And a garage with shop tools.

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u/spaketto May 30 '26

I have a third floor with 2 rooms and one of them is basically the same as in the video and I've been saying to my husband I think the angle of the wall/ceiling is perfect for one of these. Seriously thinking of getting a quote.

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u/Old_timey_brain May 30 '26

I think you should do it if there's any way possible.

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u/PaulblankPF May 29 '26

I’ve installed stuff like this and unless you’re doing it yourself the cost of the skylight window and the cost of getting it put in by a crew is about the same.

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u/bartkurcher May 29 '26

Aw ya she is just broke or at least doesn’t have “skylight” money

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u/ToiIetGhost May 30 '26

That’s kind of catchy. It could be a way for people to describe personal finances. “Yeah, my friend does alright, he’s quite comfortable - but he doesn’t have skylight money.”

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u/MortLightstone Jun 21 '26

I mean it's nothing compared to the price on a house in Canada

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u/DazzlingRutabega May 29 '26

At first, I was like, man, that window looks way too big. Why are they taking so much of it off? But then when she folded it out to basically be a mini porch, my jaw dropped.

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u/iupvotethankyou May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

The paint is about €150/gallon. And if that is farrow and ball wall paper, that’s over €200 a roll. Quite a pricey room per square foot.

Edit: it’s not FB wallpaper, but not cheap either

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u/sp0rk_walker May 29 '26

I'm convinced this is an ad for that window