Skylights meant for a pitch roof will have step flashing.
Flashing a skylight on a flat roof.
One solid piece of flashing.
Preparing the flashing for a new rubber roof.
Fit and install the next row of shingles leaving about 1 2 in.
Skylights are typically manufactured with their own integral metal flashing a flat metal flange that extends from the body of the skylight and tucks underneath the roof shingles.
The flashing on these skylights are one piece.
This is what the curb flashing looks like before the membrane is attached.
Velux standard flashing is available in one colour only.
Use a single piece of flashing in the front and step flashing up the sides of the curb.
If you have to replace shingles around a skylight examine the old flashing.
Skyspan custom pitch adaptor flashings for velux pitched roof skylights and for velux flat roof skylights are available.
Flat roof skylights should have one continuos piece of metal flashing around them.
They are meant to be installed on a flat roof.
Velux standard flashing has no option to match roof colour.
Install rigid insulation inside the light tunnel to prevent condensation and heat loss.
That is one of the more difficult areas to accomplish and to make sure it would last a long time without leaking.
The skyspan pitch adaptor flashing lifts the skylight on the top side so that it s pitched greater than 15.
Welding the corners where the flashing meets the curb is necessary.
On this project adam was called out to inspect leaks around a skylight.
The top head flashing is one piece that wraps around the sides.
It is critical to ensure that the roof membrane is properly attached to the flashing of the skylight.
Proper flashing of a skylight is critical.
This fabricated piece has soldered and sealed seams and corners.
Epdm uses contact cement to glue the rubber to the metal.
The corners of the flashing should be welded.
Just as crucial for a watertight seal the flashing must also be clean from debris or tar.
In the case of epdm rubber the flashing on the right will not work.
Install sheet metal flashing over a water and ice barrier around the perimeter of the skylight.
Step 6 install flashing and insulation.
In some cases a skylight is set up on a curb that is flashed with continuous flashing along the base step flashing up the sides and saddle flashing across the top.
That s when the rubber roof gets attached to the flashing with adhesives.
When a skylight is installed on a flat roof then the flashing around it should be one solid piece.
