How To Remove A Skylight And Roof Over

How to remove a skylight step 1.

How to remove a skylight and roof over.

Slip a putty knife between the shingles you are. Locate any brackets. Locate the edge of the shingles surrounding the bottom of the skylight. Remove the existing skylight unit from the curb figure 5a.

Since most roofs do not let in natural light many would use artificial ways of producing light which is usually through the use of fluorescent bulbs candles and other sources of light. I m tired of my skylights leaking so i decided to remove them and patch up the opening enjoy. Remove all of the shingles immediately surrounding the skylight. Inspect the underlying structure for moisture damage mold rot or bugs.

Roofing and flashings also wear out over time and small openings can lead to big problems. Take care not to damage any metal flashing materials that are intended to be reused. Sometimes this leakage can be very minor with a few drops of water seen on the floor below the skylights on cold days and other times it is a more serious case like in your home. Use a flat pry bar to remove roof shingles starting three or courses above the skylight.

Then pry up roof shingles from each side of the skylight revealing the step flashing. Depending on how visible your skylight is from the street you may also have the neighborhood eyesore on your roof all season. Once summer s over it s only a matter of picking up the bricks and rolling up your tarp and you get your skylight back without a whole lot of trouble. By the way i m using my left hand.

Remove the metal flashing from around the skylight.