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Tile Roof Skylight Leak
In and Out Ideally, with this close proximity to the house, your skylight weatherproofing should include integration of the home’s siding material. Once we ensure the area around the skylights are just as leak-proof as they are, our crew is able to get in a …
Replace Hail Damaged Dome
A broken acrylic dome skylight necessitates replacement.
Not only did the hail put a hole in the plastic skylight, it also broke a couple…
Dome Skylight Replacement | Evergreen CO
New roof—New skylights. The owner of this residence, located about 15 minutes north of the town of Evergreen had gotten a new roof installed on his home and decided to replace his outdated acrylic, dome skylights, also. Since skylight and roofs have similar service lives, …
Velux Roof Window Replacement | Avon CO
Velux GGL to GPU The obsolete Velux GGL roof windows. The owner of this residence located in the Beaver Creek ski resort had screwed the skylights closed for ten years. He contacted us after getting them open again and said it was time to replace …
Mountain Home Gets New Velux Skylight
Bedroom skylight will improve daylighting. The owners of this residence in Edwards, CO contacted us about adding a skylight in their bedroom. Edwards is an unincorporated community in Eagle County and with a population over 10,000, one of the largest towns in the Vail Valley. …
DIY Skylight Repair
Can I Repair My Own Skylight? We get asked a lot if there is a DIY skylight repair for homeowners. It’s a small leak, or they can’t really see anything wrong with the skylight, so it’s got to be a simple fix right? This may not be …
Roofing Terminology & Definitions
Roofing Terminology and Parts The first step to knowing your way around your roof is to understand what’s what. Decking Sometimes called sheathing, usually plywood that covers the top of your roof rafters. Usually felt paper is applied over the decking and then the roofing …
How to Fix a Leaking Skylight
The Proper Way to Fix a Skylight from Leaking The first step we take in a skylight repair is to diagnose the issue. Is it the skylight, the flashing, the roof, or something else that is causing the leak. It’s easy to blame the skylight, …
Skylight Standard Terminology
Terminology for Curb Mounted Skylights The picture shows the cross-section of a curb mounted skylight. It illustrates how a curb sits on your roof with the flashing attached to the skylight. The skylight sits on top of the curb (like a lid on a shoe box) and …