How to Repair a Velux VSE Skylight

Velux skylights provide sunlight in rooms as well as transmit the warmth of the sun through the roof. However, as with most manufacturer's skylights, small holes and tears can form around a Velux skylight, causing water to drip from the roof into the attic and eventually, into the home. This discolors the ceiling immediately surrounding it and causes more damage. The answer is to repair the border around the Velux skylight on the roof.

Ladder
Rope
Bucket
Pry bar
Claw hammer
Screw gun
Heat gun
Putty knife
Ice and water seal
Hand roller
Utility knife
Roofing nails

Instructions

- 1
  Lean a ladder against or near the roof, close to the Velux skylight.
- 2
  Tie a rope around a bucket. Put a pry bar, a claw hammer, a screw gun, a heat gun, a putty knife, a roll of ice and water seal, hand roller, a utility knife and roofing nails into the bucket.
- 3
  Climb the ladder holding the rope, then pull the bucket of tools and materials up to you on the roof.
- 4
  Remove the shingles around the Velux skylight with a pry bar and claw hammer.
- 5
  Remove the flashing from around the Velux skylight with a screw gun, then warm the tar around the roof fixture with a heat gun. Scrape up the softened tar with a putty knife.
- 6
  Pull the backing off the roll of ice and water seal, exposing the adhesive. Lay the ice and water seal around the Velux skylight, then press down with a hand roller and cut off excess with a utility knife.
- 7
  Reattach the flashing with a screw gun, then replace the shingles, tacking them to the roof with roofing nails and a hammer.

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