On May 23, 10:41*pm, aemeijers wrote:
JimR wrote:

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We also have a metal roof and installed a skylight in the MBR and solatubes
in a couple of other places. *The contractor and roofer constructed a metal
box for each that was mounted into the roof, then put the skylight atop the
metal box. *The skylight is NOT mounted flush with the rest of the roof.
From the outside it looks like an oversized shoebox has been attached to the
roof, with the skylight atop the shoebox. *This wouldn't be attractive if
the roof was visible from the front of the house. *But this is a
configuration that the roofer insisted on, and he has a long reputation for
quality. *10 years and five hurricanes, and it's never leaked or been a
problem. *The box does tend to collect needles on it's top side when the
cypress lose their leaves in the fall, but I go up a couple of times a year
and blow it clear.

Your roofer did it the correct way- skylights should always be on a box
above the roof deck plane. Only way I have ever seen it done, starting
40+ years ago.

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aem sends...

May be true in the case of metal roofs, but that is NOT how you
install most skylights on a standard pitched shingle roof. Velux
skylights get mounted directly to the roof.