Skylight Installation and Repair in Utah

Skylights get blamed for leaks because water shows up next to them. In practice the flashing where the skylight meets the roof is the problem, not the glass unit itself. That flashing has to be woven into the roofing system correctly, or it will leak no matter how good the skylight is.

A skylight needs repair or replacement when staining appears on the ceiling around the shaft, condensation forms between the panes, or you can feel a draft at the frame. If the roof around it is being replaced, that is the right moment to replace an older skylight, because doing it later means opening up new roofing.

• Staining on the ceiling around the shaft
• Condensation trapped between the panes
• Drafts or visible gaps at the frame

Courtland Roofing handles three kinds of skylight work: installing new units, replacing failed ones, and rebuilding the flashing around skylights that leak. We also close up skylights that are no longer wanted, roofing over the opening and matching the surrounding surface as closely as the existing material allows.

• New skylight installation
• Replacing failed or fogged units
• Flashing rebuilds on existing skylights
• Closing up and roofing over unwanted skylights

Installing a skylight without leaks depends on the flashing kit matching both the skylight unit and the roofing material it sits in. A kit intended for shingles does not work on tile, and a generic kit works properly on neither. We also detail the top and sides carefully, because on a Utah roof that is where snow sits longest and where any shortcut in the flashing eventually shows itself. Most skylight leaks we are called to are the flashing, not the glass.

1. Match the flashing to the systemThe right kit for both the unit and the roof material.
2. Layer it into the roofWater should run over the flashing, never behind it.
3. Detail the head and sidesWhere snow sits longest and leaks usually start.
4. Seal and testChecked before we call it finished.

Courtland Roofing is a family-owned, licensed and insured Utah roofing company led by Coury Lloyd. We treat skylights as a roofing detail rather than a window, which is why we get called to fix them after someone else has tried.

Why homeowners pick us:

• We treat it as roofingMost skylight leaks are flashing, not glass. That is a roofing job.
• Flashing matched to the systemThe right kit for both the unit and the roof material, layered in so water runs over it.
• Head and side details done rightWhere snow sits longest on a Utah roof, and where shortcuts leak.
• We can also close them upIf you would rather lose the skylight, we roof over it and match the surrounding surface.

Certified installer for GAF, CertainTeed and Owens Corning, family-owned, licensed & insured.

Courtland Roofing provides skylight installation & repair across 89 cities and communities in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah Counties, plus nearby areas including Tooele, Park City, Heber City, Morgan and Brigham City. We install and repair skylights in all of them.

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