Install from the bottom up lapping each piece on top of the lower one.
How to install a skylight on a flat roof video.
Install header joists perpendicular to the existing roof joists at around the skylight hole.
Install 6 in wide strips of a self sticking waterproof underlayment.
It is critical.
Scrape off the roofing material at the skylight site and cut open the roof with a saw.
Step 4 frame skylight.
On this project adam was called out to inspect leaks around a skylight.
Drop plumb lines from each corner of the hole to verify that it is in the right spot.
Skylights for flat roofs.
A step by step tutorial of how to replace a skylight on an existing flat roof of asphalt composition.
Proper flashing of a skylight is critical.
We had to tear out all of the old flashing.
The curb flashing of a skylight is what could leak.
Weave the step flashing up the side of the skylight as.
Epdm uses contact cement to glue the rubber to the metal.
Watch this video to see how to install this skylight and the various steps to securing the roof window.
If necessary frame the light tunnel with 2x6 boards.
When a skylight is installed on a flat roof then the flashing around it should be one solid piece.
When a skylight is installed on a flat roof there will come a time when water is pooling around the curb flashing of the skylight.
Skyview is our most popular fixed flat roof skylight.