Skylights · Curb & flashing
Skylight Repair in Littleton, CO
Most skylight leaks start around the glass, not in it. Water gets past the curb, the flashing or the roofing paper beneath them, and we trace it there and quote the whole job in writing before any work starts.
No obligation. Mon–Sat, 7 am to 6 pm.
Step flashing
Who to call
Skylight Repair in Littleton
We are Mountain Range Roofing, and we repair skylights on residential and commercial roofs in Littleton and the towns around it.
It usually shows up inside first: a brown ring on the drywall at one corner of the light well, a drip after a hard rain, or a stain that grows each time snow melts off the roof above it.
Before we tell you whether a skylight needs new flashing, a reseal or a new unit, we get up on the roof and see how it was set and flashed in the first place.
Inside the light well
What every skylight call gets
- Free estimateWritten · no obligation
- Same-day callbackA person, or a call back
- On the day we sayWe keep the time
- Whole job pricedNothing added after
Where the water gets past
Why Skylights Leak
Most skylight leaks come from the curb, the "underlayment" or the flashing around the opening rather than from the skylight unit itself.
Curb and flashing
- The curb
A "curb-mounted" skylight sits on a built frame raised above the roof, and a deck-mounted one sits straight on the roof deck. Either way, the joint where it meets the roof is flashed.
- Step flashing
"Step flashing" is a run of short metal pieces woven in with each course of shingles up both sides of the opening, each lapping the next so water steps down and off.
- Ice-and-water membrane
A sticky waterproof sheet laid on the deck around the opening, under the shingles, catches the water that gets behind the metal.
- Sealed transitions
At the head and the sill, where the flashing turns a corner or meets the skylight's frame, the joints are sealed so water cannot work in behind them.
What to tell us when you call
Say whether the drip shows after rain, after snow or only in wind, and which corner of the well it comes from. That points to the part that has let go.
Repair or replace
Resealing Against Replacing a Skylight
When the unit is sound and the leak is at the flashing or the seals, a skylight can often be repaired rather than replaced.
The unit stays
Repair the opening
The skylight stays where it is, and only what has failed around it is taken apart and rebuilt.
- Rebuild the flashing around the curb
- Reseal the joints
- Correct the drainage around the opening
Quoted in full before we start.
Fogged between panes
The unit comes out
Replace the skylight
Fogging between the panes or cracked glass means the unit itself has failed, and no amount of new flashing fixes that.
- Remove the old unit
- Install the new one
- Finish the flashing and seal details
What Moves the Price
Emergency same-day calls and difficult access can add to the cost of skylight service, and the roof's pitch, its number of stories and any damage found underneath move it too. The exact figure comes from a free written estimate, after we have seen the skylight.
Adding daylight
Solar Tubes and New Skylights
A "solar tube" carries daylight down to the ceiling through a dome on the roof and a reflective tube, while a new skylight is a larger job because the roof must be re-framed for it.
If a dark room has you weighing one against the other, tell us which room it is when you call and we will talk it through.
| Solar tube | New skylight | |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Solar tubeRooftop dome and a reflective tube | New skylightGlass set in the roof over the room |
| Roof framing | Solar tubeLeft as it is | New skylightRe-framed for the opening |
| On the roof | Solar tubeA small dome | New skylightCurb-mounted or deck-mounted, flashed either way |
| Sizes | Solar tubeSolatube makes them in 10-inch and 14-inch diameters | New skylightSized to the framed opening |
| The job | Solar tubeSmaller | New skylightLarger |
On Google
From a Neighbor
A homeowner left this on Google after we repaired a roof that hail had damaged. It is the one review we have to show, so here it is word for word.
Upstanding citizen and did an excellent job repairing my roof after the recent hail storm. Dave is a great guy and got my roof done in a timely manner and I couldn’t be happier!
Drip at the skylight? We’ll trace it.
Tell us where the stain is and when it shows up. We answer the phone or call back the same working day, and the estimate is free and in writing.
We show up when we say we will, and we clean up after.