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(847) 729-0255 Illinois
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About Us

HOUSEWORKS DAYLIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC was founded in 2001 by Buff Hoffberg and was originally known as Houseworks, Inc. Through 2005, Houseworks specialized in tubular skylights and solar attic fans.

After installing tubular skylights for hundreds of customers, Mr. Hoffberg realized that not every home was an ideal candidate for this one type of skylight and that his customer base wanted a greater selection with more options. There were many homes that could be better served with a traditional glass skylight, or venting skylights, or electrically controlled units with blinds and rain sensors built-in. Other homes would still need tubular skylights especially in smaller rooms.



Late in 2005, Houseworks became Houseworks Daylighting Solutions and began a relationship with VELUX America. VELUX is the world’s largest skylight manufacturer and Houseworks soon became one of the first and very few companies in the country to specialize in skylights and solar energy products. As a Certified VELUX Dealer, Houseworks could now offer all varieties of traditional skylights, SunTunnelä Skylights as well as The SunRise™ Solar Attic Fans.
In 2007, Jeff Brooks, a long-time friend and fellow Boy Scout Leader, invested in the firm and the two became partners. That same year, the firm incorporated as an LLC. Installation volume began to grow rapidly and more installation teams were hired, trained and Certified by VELUX. The partnership greatly benefited from the combined and varied talents brought to the firm by both men. Houseworks now sells and installs more VELUX skylights, and solar fans than any firm in Illinois.

In 2008 as Houseworks Daylighting Solutions, LLC continued to grow and provide exceptional service, VELUX awarded the firm its highest designation – Five-Star Skylight Specialist. Each VELUX Five-Star Dealer must meet the highest levels of quality installation, craftsmanship, competency and ethical business practices. In the entire country, there are only a handful of dealerships that have been awarded this distinction.

To maintain this honor, Houseworks Daylighting Solutions, LLC must continue to meet high quality standards. Everyone associated with the firm; the partners, the installation professionals and even those answering the phones participate in ongoing VELUX Certification Training.

In the summer of 2008 Houseworks moved to a much larger showroom and warehouse facility in Glenview. With the added storage space, Houseworks carries a tremendous inventory to more efficiently serve its residential and commercial customers. The showroom features nine installed skylights and several displays of VELUX products allowing homeowners, architects, roofers and builders to see the complete product line and be able to match the correct product with their customer's needs.

Also in 2008 Houseworks Daylighting Solutions, LLC opened a showroom in Naperville, Illinois to serve customers in the southern and western suburbs.

The firm continued to grow through 2008 with year over year sales exceeding 200%. In the spring of 2009 Russ Merson, a commercial skylight specialist, joined the firm bringing with him a vast knowledge of commercial and custom-sized skylights. About the same time VELUX expanded its Commercial Skylight Division and rolled out a very aggressive pricing structure.   VELUX custom acrylic bubbles are priced easily 20% below what was previously the market norm in this area according to Russ. Suddenly Houseworks became a top choice for roofers and contractors to order the special skylights they need on their jobs. Houseworks carries a large inventory for these customers who often find they are “one short” or need a last minute flashing for a skylight.

The Naperville office on Fort Hill Road has experienced tremendous growth servicing the southern and western suburbs.  Our showroom gets lots of traffic from homeowners wanting to actually touch and see the different skylight and Sun Tunnel options available to them. Also, decorators and contractors appreciate the fact that they can show their clients benefits that are sometimes hard to imagine.



In late 2010 VELUX asked Houseworks Daylighting Solutions, LLC to become one of it's Solar Five Star specialists . The VELUX Solar Water Heating System has been sold in Europe for over fifteen years. With certain modifications it is now ready for the U.S. market.  Houseworks is trained and certified to offer Solar Hot Water to our customers. VELUX is the worlds leading manufacture of roof-mounted flat-panel solar water heating units and the opportunity to bring this product to our market is exciting.

In 2011 Houseworks was offered the opportunity to set up operations in Des Moines to service central Iowa. There were no VELUX Five-Star Certified installers or dealers in the state and Houseworks was pleased to be asked to provide services to central Iowa. A new office was opened in Clive, a western suburb of Des Moines. Chad Baker is the manager. Houseworks can now offer both skylights (commercial and residential sales and installation) and solar water heating systems in IOWA.

We service the communities of: Chicago, Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Deerfield, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee, Waukegan, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Mount Prospect , Palatine, Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Niles, Park Ridge, Skokie, Evanston, St Charles, Carol Stream, Addison, Lombard, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, La Grange, Cicero, Berwyn, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Elmhurst, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Homer Glen, Plainfield, Joliet, Aurora, Des Moines, West Des Moines, Boone, Altoona, Grinnell, Marshalltown, Ames, Ankeny, Newton, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Urbandale.