Removing A Skylight Hole In Roof

The roof and ceiling.

Removing a skylight hole in roof. Removing a skylight requires removing some of the roofing shingles. 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. I want to take it out. Since we re going to the expense of roof repair new shingles replacing interior boards.

You don t need to do any framing to tear out the skylight but to do it right you should remove the sheet rock from the skylight walls and repair the hole in the ceiling. Air sealing of the ceiling where the skylight opening currently is located is critical to prevent condensation and further moisture issues. This is the 2nd skylight we ve had in our kitchen ceiling now this one has to be replaced. Working with roof tiles is a lot easier when you know a couple of basic tricks.

Most skylights secure to the opening with adhesives however some manufactures do use brackets to secure the skylight frame. Work from the top down and remove enough shingles to work around the skylight but do not remove the last row of shingles where you drilled the bottom holes. If it s a composite roof i think it s a little more work to roof over the skylight just because of the interior sheet rock repair but much more expensive to buy a new skylight. I thought of a recessed box with pendant lighting.

Any other clever ideas. 1 200 500 on the interior depending on whether there is a light box light tube to be removed this amount is for the drywalling plastering etc and interior finishing to patch over the previous skylight hole in the ceiling. You will be setting the flange of the skylight on top of these shingles to allow for water drainage. Homeowners often mix up these two items.

This video from bunnings shows you how to take a tile off and replace it prop. When purchasing a new skylight don t forget to pick up a pack of shingles to replace the ones that you remove with the skylight. Depending on how visible your skylight is from the street you may also have the neighborhood eyesore on your roof all season.