A skylight bathes a room in natural light.
Skylights add a luxurious touch to a home, bathing rooms in the warmth of natural sunlight throughout the year. Over time the flashing cement that helps waterproof skylights can deteriorate, causing them to leak. When a skylight starts letting rain in with the sun it is time for a repair job. When a skylight leak is caused by bad flashing cement there is a quick way to fix the problem without calling a contractor. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Clean the Area
1. Clean any dead leaves, water or other material away from the flashing. The flashing is the bendable metal sheets -- often made of aluminum, copper, lead or galvanized steel -- that come from beneath the shingles and lap up over the edge of the skylight's frame.
2. Peel back the shingles around the skylight to expose all of the outside edges of the pieces of flashing. Pull the shingles back far enough to give yourself room to apply flashing cement to the edges of the flashing that lie farthest back beneath the shingles.
3. Apply the flashing cement with a putty knife.
Spread flashing cement with a putty knife to create a seal along the joints where the flashing meets the roof underneath the shingles. Also seal the joints between the sections of flashing. Apply the cement to the flashing on all sides of the skylight.
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