Know Your Roof: Installing a Skylight

3 years ago

Ready to add a little more blue sky into your indoor environment at home? A skylight with a perfectly-sealed view out of your roof can bring just the right amount of outdoors into a dark room in your home. A sky filled with puffy clouds and of course a glimpse of a rainbow can bring a smile and natural light to your day. Are you curious about how this can be easily installed into your home? Let’s explore this window to the world and shed some light on skylights.

What Is A Skylight?

A skylight is an opening in a house roof that is covered with translucent or transparent material and is designed to bring light inside. So, in other terms, a skylight is a fixed window set into the roofline.

How Is A Skylight Installed?

A skylight can be installed into most existing roofs or planned in a new construction home. Here are a few of the steps

Cut & frame the opening.
Cut back the roofing and attach the skylight
Slip in the correctly-sized underlayment
Install bottom and step flashing under the shingles
Install the solid flashing components

If these initial steps sound like a piece of cake to you, then you may have the skills.

Can You Install A Skylight Yourself?

With YouTube, home remodeling television shows, and just about everything DIY available on the Internet, you might be curious about installing a skylight yourself. Before you dive into this extensive home project, it would be wise to evaluate your skills in carpentry, roofing materials, window materials and installation and roofing experience.

As you can imagine, mistakes can end up costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars in damage as well as lowering your property’s value. Our suggestion is to avoid costly mistakes, don’t borrow trouble, and turn to the experts in this field before knocking a giant hole in your roof.

Do Roofers Do Skylights?

We replace existing skylights; however, we do not cut new skylights into your roof. We do know some good contractors who will install a brand new skylight. Together with Roofstar, you’ll know that you have a great skylight and that your roof will be sealed back up correctly. As a homeowner, you know the value of a quality roof. The integrity of the roof needs to be maintained as you get a skylight installed. Preventing any leak for water to gain access is vital in this type of installation.

Can You Remove A Skylight?

Maybe you have a skylight and it is not performing how you would like and you want the skylight removed entirely. This is by all means possible. You will want to put your best roof and roofer on the job to make sure it gets done professionally and properly to reseal the roof.

You want the room with a view, not future, skylight leak repairs, which is why you should turn to the professionals at Roofstar Arizona. Avoiding trouble is the name of the game. So before you decide whether you need a roof inspection on a current skylight or are curious about getting a new skylight installed, call Roofstar Arizona at (480) 426-1915 and let the light – not leaks, in!

Love that they didn’t try and sell you a roof and repaired. Thanks for helping us get by to save up for complete repair. Work was done timely. I loved they had women roofers!

Candace B.

This is a great company to work with. Worked with them twice over a 10-year period and both great experiences. The last experience involved a very difficult leak in a sun room/solarium and the owner, Jeff, came out and hunted down the leak and made sure that it was resolved. Cannot recommend them high enough. Thank you to Jeff and the Roofstar team.

Michael K.

We just want to thank you (Jeff) and your employees for the excellent and professional job in replacing our tile roof. Your employee’s (Juan Diaz and crew) were diligent, neat, pleasant, worked independently and very competent. It was such a pleasure to do business with a company with such high standards. We would highly recommend your company without reservations.

Duane and Elaine H.

Phoenix, AZ

Work was completed. Crew (Geral Gordon and crew) was very professional, worked seamlessly and left the place in perfect condition.

Tony

Gilbert, AZ

The estimator, James, was very pleasant, thorough, and did a great job of explaining what was needed to repair our roof. We thought that the quoted cost was reasonable and decided to go with Roofstar. We are happy that we did. Juan Diaz and his crew did an outstanding job with the repair and cleanup. Everything was accomplished per the quote and at the quoted price. Very happy and will recommend Roofstar to any neighbors needing roof work.

Dave W.

Phoenix, AZ

Our experience with Roofstar was very professional from the moment someone came out for the quote. They were the only company to get on our roof when they were initially quoting us. We really appreciated how thorough and professional they were. The crew working on our roof was very timely, clean and efficient. The quality of the roof exceeded our expectations. We could not feel happier about how it turned out! We will always refer Roofstar Arizona to friends and family! Our neighbor is actually going to get theirs done now because they saw the quality we received!

Andrea B.

I want to extend my compliments to Santiago Sr & Jr. I really appreciated Santiago Sr’s sense of ’ownership’ with the job and recognize and am grateful for the effort that he and his son put into making sure the job was done well. They did excellent work! Thank you.

Louie B.

Scottsdale, AZ

Jeff found problems we knew were wrong with our roof that other Roofers who inspected & gave proposals missed. He was very straight forward, honest & always making sure our questions were answered. He & his crew showed us materials being used & explained everything! He got on the roof during the work to make sure things were going right. His crew are outstanding, respectful, honest and very clean. Couldn’t be more satisfied!! He came highly recommended & we can see why! Thank you Jeff, Juan and Crew for all your hard work. They care & take pride in their work & customers!

Ron & MJ P.

Mesa, AZ

Just met Santiago. Every business should have a representative like him!

George D.

Sun Lakes, AZ

I just wanted to personally thank both you (Jeff) and Mike for your help on this house. I appreciate that you took the time to schedule the repairs, confirm, and that your workers showed up on time and did a fantastic job! My husband is a general contractor, so we really appreciate it when a company stands by their word and delivers a great product. We will be adding you to our Recommended Vendor List and will put the word out there as much as we can for referrals! Thanks again for your help!

Kristie W.

Mesa, AZ

Free Assessment for Homeowners

We can handle all kinds of residential roof repairs. Call us today to schedule an assessment with one of our Field Inspectors. We also assist with insurance claims. Learn more about Our Real Estate Services.

Schedule your free assessment today!