Metal shingle repair - Possible in the field?

clvr83 Said: U shape going horizontal, do you let it drain in between each one or send it out the ends?

Whoops :blush: I did not consider that these are "stacked". Yes that is different than just running a of 2 or 3 them across.

I think you'd still use the U Channel, but the corners would have to be turned and sealed, and yes, drain out the ends. Along with a head / sill flashing.

:) Oh well Like Old School said, with that set up, call Velux and pay for it

Unless the skylights are being replaced with Velux units and the original spacing done to their specs, their flashings probably won't work.

The U channel running vertically will have be cut down where the intersections are. I would get the measurement between the lowest part of the skylight frame and the bottom of the U channel. Cut that figure in half and that is the height of amount of channel to cut the channel down to at the intersection. Then take the horizontal u channel that will act as both head and back pan flashing and cut it to fit the desired width (somewhere close to 30") Cut the end that will go into the u channel to have short Tinners wings and a small drip tab to be bent down into the u channel. Cut the other end however is required to dump over the metal shingles. There should be a slight sideways slope towards the shingles.

I think I can manage that woody. Making slope towards the shingles and fit snugly seems a bit difficult though.

Woo, got to love a challenge.

To get more slope, you would just raise the height of the amount of channel you leave. Of course, that decreases the height of your Tinners wings......but if you gain slope, it might be acceptable.....just one of those in-the-field, seat-of-the-pants compromises part of being a roofer that could come back to haunt you later. ;)

"Lawyer and Judge couple"

Better get it right the first time. B)

As usual in my opinion, seen-it-all has it pretty concisely summed up there.

I love a challenge too, but it has to be accompanied by an underlying conviction that there is a happy ending in sight.

You can talk about the skylight bank alright, but the roof plane seems to cup where it meets the stone and sidewall, the sheathing is buckled, the flashings are all suspect, the field material looks kind of sad and beat and stomped on.

I think it's a tear-off. I've buried myself on stuff like this before. I'm going to take a Darryl stance. Tear it all off and do it right. They won't like it, but they probably don't realize they've already turned cherry-red inside and I wouldn't want to be anywhere near when they flash.