What the Job Involved
- Problem:
- Skylight leaking for several years; multiple prior repair attempts by other roofing companies and contractors, none successful
- Work performed:
- Skylight replaced, leak damage repaired, new interior trim under the skylight, new unit properly flashed and tied into the existing roof
- Time:
- One full day
- Cost:
- Around $3,800
- Scope:
- A "moderate" repair by Stellar's standards
How It Went
This skylight had been leaking for several years. Several roofing companies and contractors had been out to fix it. None of them did.
The homeowner hired us to end it. Not patch it. Replace the skylight, fix everything the leak had damaged, install new interior trim under the unit where the water had come through, and tie the new skylight into the existing roof properly so it sheds water the same way the rest of the roof does.
That's what we did. One full day, about $3,800.
We call this a moderate repair. On our scale, a minor repair is a pipe boot or a small flashing fix, an hour or two. A moderate repair is a full day with some carpentry, and a leak that took a few tries by other people to not fix. A major repair is a multi-day rebuild of a section of roof. Knowing where a job falls on that scale is most of what it takes to price it right and finish it in one visit.
How This Skylight Replacement Job Was Done
- 1The original unit — the pane has clouded and the seal around the frame has let go.
- 2The unit and its flashing come off together, which is the first time anyone can see the condition of the curb underneath.
- 3This is why the skylight was leaking. The timber curb had rotted through — no new unit set on that would have stayed watertight.
- 4Curb rebuilt and the whole opening wrapped in ice-and-water shield before anything else goes near it.
- 5The new unit is set and flashed, with the membrane lapped over the frame so water is carried out onto the shingles.
- 6The same opening from inside — which is the only view of it the homeowner will ever have again.
