Skylight In Sloping Roof Details

The pitchglaze is a ce marked roof window designed to be installed in pitched tiled roof applications flush in plane with the tiling line.

Skylight in sloping roof details.

With this skylight the glazed section slides as a single leaf and is supported by tracks on the roof itself in the open position. A metal counterflashing for the step flashing that forms the transition from the roof to the rafter is integrated into the pressure bar detail. The detail shows a skylight rake detail within a steep roof assembly. If you are unsure the skylight manufacturer should provide drawings to indicate minimum curb heights which will allow your builder to calculate how high the top of the slope needs to be to achieve the desired pitch.

See roofing systems for more discussion on steep slope roofing systems. To achieve the required pitch a curb is usually constructed around the aperture in the roof which will accommodate the slope into it for the skylight to be structurally fixed to. Glazing vision have adopted their pioneering frameless design ethos with this product so that when installed the building occupants can enjoy sky only views from the roof window something not usually found with traditional roof window products. When using manufacturer produced curbs that aren t tall enough the roofing professional will have to extend the curb.

If the skylight is installed on a low slope roof the curb should be even taller to allow for 8 inches of flashing.