Skylight Leaks

Skylights come with different flashing systems to achieve a water tight seal. Skylight leaks can be difficult to deal with.  Often homeowners will first realize they have a skylight leak a puddle of water on the floor below a skylight or by finding water stained ceilings. Leaking skylights can create costly damage.

     Sun Lake's Roofers check the outside flashing of your unit. We pay special attention to the head flashing at the top of the skylight.  We also check the sides of the skylight for proper flashing and seal. 

       Some very popular older skylights basically were made with mistakes since corrected. Many leaks of this type of skylight occurred when water would run between the shingles and the skylight flange. Improper installation, weather and time are also culprits.  Granted we are talking about properly resealing the unit between the shingles and flange area not brushing tar all over the sides of the unit. Most of the better and a lot of the newer skylights have metal flashing or a rubber gasket that requires little or no cement to achieve a water tight seal. We will want to make sure these type of units are flashed properly and all gaskets and flashing are secure.