Not an option. Bedrooms must have an egress window.

It is required by the NBCC, National Building Code of Canada, that every home must have egress windows in every bedroom as well as the basement (any room designated for sleep).

Not legal in the US, and shouldn't be legal anywhere. You've got to be able to get out.

Doesn't building code require windows? How do you plan on getting out if there is an emergency and the door is blocked? Will you keep a ladder in the room to escape out of the skylight? This is a bad idea.

Check with your local code official.

Some architects may feel it is a stupid idea. I will not mention any names.

Aside from the point that it won't be legal/meet code/will create a safety hazard.....I don't think you'd like it. We added on to the W side of our former house, putting us close enough to prop line we needed a variance. Firewall mandatory and no windows were permitted on that side. (we were not building right up to the neighbors - they had a huge deck on that side that was still 30+ feet of space between that structure and my new wall.)

We put in two sizable skylights, but also one N facing 48" operational wall window.

I loved the light, view of the night sky, storms when in bed from those skylights. There were also times I wanted to see into my back yard and garden, my rear driveway and had the wall window for that. I didn't need one more than the other and wouldn't have been happy with making a choice that would have eliminated either style.

No, no, and no. It's not legal, it's not safe, and it's not desirable for you or for resale.

I am not sure about Toronto, but a bedroom could be legal in a space without an egress window if the house has a certain fire suppression system installed in some jurisdictions. Talk to that local building code official. And it may still be a stupid idea.

Yes, it would be a dealbreaker for future homeowners. Legal and safety issues aside, they might find it off putting and weird.

Skylights alone don't put a nice quality of light in a room. They are great to supplement sunlight coming in through windows. When alone, they make the room feel like you turned on a ceiling light.

Also, not ever being able to look outside would make me feel hemmed in, especially if I heard a noise outside that I wanted to investigate.

Oddly, I bought a TO home built in 1978 with just such an arrangement for a secondary bedroom. I didn't think much of it. Just terribly hot in the one summer I owned it. On the plus side: I offered it to a female friend; she voluntarily chose my sleeping quarters instead!

Thanks for all the responses! I did not mention that there would be a side window to the driveway that would work fine in case of emergency. But since the view is not great, it would be the main view/focal point.

Still, I agree with you all... Will keep working on idea that generates window to backyard!

Thanks all!

Yes, you did fail to mention there would be another window in the room, but I see you made edits. The title of the thread is, "Master Bedroom with only Skylight".

Thats a big improvement over no window! i’d still strongly favor second window with backyard view over skylight.

Well, skylights in bedrooms are certainly not unknown!

@User: "I love hearing the rain hit them, and looking at the moon and clouds."

I have a skylight in the hallway outside my bedroom. The exterior-facing pane is acrylic. Heavy rain makes an real racket. Fortunately, I now have a solid-core door with a weatherstrip and insulated jamb but even with all that I can still hear the noise from inside the bedroom. Maybe a glass panel would be quieter but I'd consider the possibility of noise when thinking about a bedroom skylight.

My skylights were glass. Velux, the architect wouldn't even consider anything else for rainy coastal washington. Sound from rain or hail was never an issue unless I had the screened ventilation panels at the top end open. If those were open, I could hear rain. They were often open, both of us being lifelong sound sleepers.

I think the only time something on the skylights woke me up in 25 years, it was raccoons. Little faces peering down at me and chattering in the middle of the night, the critters had gotten onto the roof.

There was a third skylight in the master bath (again, glass, Velux) and I miss it so much. The light was amazing. If you could pass muster in front of that bathroom mirror in the morning, you were good to be seen anywhere.

In that house, the skylights were E facing so morning light. If I added one here to the master bath which is lacking very good light, it would be afternoon sun and not as helpful....also likely warm in summer.

It would be helpful to see the layout. One or two skylights could be a good choice.

I like to see outside in every living space the only one that is not a big deal is abathroom . I need to see the layout and honestly seeing the back yard would trump see the driveway. So post a floor plan and also some idea of where this is in the house .