APRIL JLC 1997 00
Watertight
Skylights
in Metal Roofs
Of all the flashing problems I've come
up against in my 12 years as a crew
foreman in my uncle's roofing company,
sealing skylights in a standingseam
roof takes the cake. The method I
use today is the product of years of trial
and error. The first time I tried it was
out of necessity: The skylight counterflashing
package hadn't arrived on site,
but we had to get the roofing installed
before the weather turned bad. Since I
didn't have my soldering tools with
me, I had no choice but to devise a
mechanical counterflashing system
that would seal the skylight from roof
runoff without compromising either
the roof or