I’m going to be replacing an old leaky skylight with an extruded skylight that I came up with. To be safe, I’m having it built by a manufacturer. It will be backed up against a wall on a rooftop deck. The structure will have 3 fixed picture window sides and one operable glass top. It is roughly 89″ wide X 43″ deep. The back height will be 42″ while the front shall be 40″ or less depending on a proper pitch for run-off. These are all rough measurements. The structure will sit on a 4″-6″ curb. Question is, since it will be up against a wall, what is the most dependable way to flash the top and sides of this structure? Or should I just come off of the wall a few inches to allow sufficient run-off, keeping it a structure on it’s own rather than tying it into the existing wall? Any other tips or comments I’ll surely appreciate. Thanks,
the new guy.
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Greetings Ragan,
As a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
I appeciate that.
Ragan, will there be a metal frame around the skylight structure? It sounds kind of like a basement bulkhead, which has a flange where it attaches to the house. You run flashing and siding down over the flange and it's watertight. I don't think you would want to leave it just a couple of inches off the wall; moisture will collect back there and cause problems down the road.
Mike
I agree. I just had one company tell me that there was'nt a way to properly flash this structure which I could not get my head around. So I went elsewhere. I've sent out some sketches to a company called A1A out of Denver. I'm faxing more today to others. I want it to be a vinyl-clad structure. Three sides of three fixed picture windows, with an operable top piece. The structure goes directly under a window, backed up against a stuccoed wall. I'm sure A1A will have a flashing system with whatever they come up with. Thanks for the input Mike. I do appreciate it. Chuck