Flashing A Skylight On A Metal Roof

A crucial part of our complete system.

Flashing a skylight on a metal roof.

Flashing a skylight may involve sealant as one line of defense against water infiltration but above all there must be good flashing. Then fold the tabs on all sides of the skylight and screw them down. Most residential skylights sit on a raised curb made watertight with metal flashing. If not you ll have to buy new flashing 50 to 100 either from the skylight manufacturer or from a roofing company that has a metal fabrication shop look under roofing.

Get free shipping on qualified skylight flashing kits or buy online pick up in store today in the doors windows department. Velux skylight flashing kits are designed to shed water without relying on sealants that can break down over time. A skylight in a metal roof must be curb mounted in order to be properly flashed. On this project adam was called out to inspect leaks around a skylight.

Velux c06 metal roof flashing kit with adhesive underlayment for deck mount skylight model edm c06 0000b 248 24. Skylights for corrugated metal roofs are different from those for shingle or tile roofs. Repeat to install the flashing to all sides of the skylight frame. Secure by nailing the flashing to the roof.

The sill apron features pliable pleats that form to the roof and the kit includes adhesive underlayment that provides an additional layer of water protection for a weathertight installation. Step 3 install the metal flashing. Velux edm deck mount skylight flashing is designed to work with metal roofing. Proper flashing of a skylight is critical.

Metal roofing manufacturers can explain how to flash their products against skylights and other. It cannot be flush mounted. If it s carefully removed when the old roof is torn off it should be reusable. We offer a variety of skylight flashing systems to ensure a weathertight fit for virtually all roof types and slopes.

We had to tear out all of the old flashing.