Skylight Installation and Repair in South Salt Lake, Utah

Skylights get blamed for leaks because water often appears next to the skylight shaft or frame. The actual entry point may be the skylight unit, but it can also be the flashing where the skylight meets the roof. On a South Salt Lake roof, that flashing has to direct water around the opening and back onto the roofing surface.

Median year built from the US Census American Community Survey; elevation from USGS.

Skylight problems in South Salt Lake usually fall into three groups: water entering around the roof detail, failure inside the skylight unit, or deterioration of the surrounding roofing. Fogging between panes points more toward the unit, while staining after storms can indicate flashing or roofing problems.

Wind-driven rain can expose weak skylight flashing in South Salt Lake that may not leak during a straight-down rain. We inspect the side and head flashing carefully when a skylight only leaks during storms with strong wind.

Skylights interrupt the normal drainage path of a South Salt Lake roof. The top of the unit has to split water around both sides, and the lower flashing has to return that water to the roof surface without creating a low spot where moisture can collect.

Older or reroofed homes in South Salt Lake can have skylight flashing buried under previous roofing layers. That can make leak diagnosis more difficult, so we expose enough of the surrounding roof to understand how the original detail was built.

Skylight work in South Salt Lake can involve the unit itself or only the roofing around it. We install new skylights, replace failed units, rebuild flashing, repair surrounding shingles or other roofing materials, and close openings when the homeowner no longer wants the skylight.

• New skylight installation: We cut and prepare the roof opening, install the skylight unit, and integrate the required flashing and surrounding roofing into the existing or new roof.
• Skylight replacement: We remove the failed or aging unit and install a compatible replacement with new flashing and roof integration where required.
• Flashing rebuilds: If the skylight itself is still serviceable, we can remove the surrounding roofing as needed and rebuild the flashing detail that directs water around the unit.
• Leaking skylight diagnosis: We determine whether water is entering through the skylight unit, flashing, surrounding roof material, or another nearby roof detail.
• Skylight removal and roof closure: If the skylight is no longer wanted, we remove the unit, rebuild the roof opening, and install roofing material to match the surrounding surface as closely as available materials allow.

Which of these your skylight needs comes out of tracing the leak first. Replacing a sound unit fixes nothing if the flashing around it was the problem.

For the full picture of the service, see Skylight Installation & Repair.

Installing a skylight without creating a future leak requires more than sealing the frame. In South Salt Lake, we layer the underlayment and flashing so roof water passes over the upper and side details and returns to the roofing surface below the unit.

1. Confirm the skylight and roof systemWe identify the unit size, mounting style, roof material, slope, and flashing system before opening the roof.
2. Prepare the openingThe roof opening is framed and prepared so the skylight sits correctly and the surrounding materials can be integrated with it.
3. Install underlayment around the openingThe protective roofing layer is tied into the skylight area before the finished flashing and roof material cover it.
4. Install the correct flashingWe use a flashing method compatible with the skylight and surrounding roof material so water is directed around the unit.
5. Rebuild the surrounding roof surfaceShingles, tile, metal, or other roofing materials are reinstalled around the flashing so the finished roof sheds water as one system.
6. Inspect the completed detailWe review the top, sides, bottom, corners, and nearby roofing before the job is considered complete.

Homeowners in South Salt Lake can call Courtland Roofing for new skylight installation, failed-unit replacement, flashing rebuilds, and skylight removal. Our approach starts with identifying whether the problem is the unit itself or the roofing around it.

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Courtland Roofing has installed and repaired skylights in every part of South Salt Lake, Utah (84115, 84119 and 84106), and we would be glad to look at yours. We give homeowners across the rest of Salt Lake County the same service, including in Murray, Draper and Riverton.

If you do not see your ZIP code listed, call or text us. We can confirm whether we provide skylight installation and repair at your address in South Salt Lake.