Dear James: A friend gave me a small (not curb-mounted or self-flashing) skylight for free. What is the proper method to build the curb and flash the skylight to avoid leaks in my cathedral ceiling? - ...

Skylight Type The cost of skylight installation depends on the type being installed, as some are more complicated than others. A fixed skylight that does not open costs between $150 and $1,500. This ...

First, remove the skylights counterflashing. On some units, you have to remove the whole glass frame. On other models, you simply unscrew a metal channel from the curb. Next, pry off the old shingles, ...

Dear James: Dear James: My house is fairly small and I want to add a skylight to the living room to open it up. The problem is that there is an attic above it. Is there a way to still add a skylight ...

“Won’t it leak?” Those are the first three words I hear from clients when I propose using a skylight. Not to worry. Today’s skylights are all but leak-proof when they’re properly installed and flashed ...

Q: My husband and I are at our wits’ end with our leaky skylights. We covered a brick patio in the mid-1980s with a pitched roof with three “long lights.” The amount of light transmitted into the ...

As the song goes, let the sun shine in. "Go back 2,000, 3,000 years, and all homes probably had skylights and vents," says Hawaii "daylight engineer" John Callaway. "They just make sense, letting ...