cost of skylight replacement?

Posted by on May 21, 2006, 6:50 pm

Greetings,

I have three old plastic "bubble" skylights on my roof that I would
like to replace with new Velux glass ones. The old skylights are
curb-mounted and, since the interior size of the opening is 21.5 x 45
1/4 inches and the "hole" underneath the bubble itself seems a
little bit bigger, I think the Velux FCM 2246 skylights will fit. The
slope of the roof seems to be 45 degrees.

The question is- what might be the labor cost for skylight replacement?
( the skylight itself+flushing kit is approximately $205 in Lowe's).
Since I already have skylights, I do not think I need any interior
finish or making /expanding openings in the roof.

I also think that an average roofer could do this kind of job so I
don't need any specialized contractors - is this true?

Thanks in advance,

Andrei K.

Posted by Moisés Nacio on May 21, 2006, 7:28 pm

> I also think that an average roofer could do this kind of job so I
> don't need any specialized contractors - is this true?

An average roofer, is a specialized contractor.

Posted by on May 21, 2006, 8:02 pm

I agree that roofers are contractors capable of doing special jobs such
as roofing and probably others such as skylight installation.

As a "specialized contractor" here I meant a Velux authorized skylight
installer - they could be found on a Velux website or a contractor that
specilaizes on skylight intstallation and nothing else (do they exist?)

Andrei K.

Posted by Moisés Nacio on May 21, 2006, 8:29 pm

>I agree that roofers are contractors capable of doing special jobs such
> as roofing and probably others such as skylight installation.
> As a "specialized contractor" here I meant a Velux authorized skylight
> installer - they could be found on a Velux website or a contractor that
> specilaizes on skylight intstallation and nothing else (do they exist?)
> Andrei K.

Any reputable roofing contractor should be able to install skylights.

I couldn't tell you, if there are contractors that specialize in skylights
or not.

Posted by Don Wiss on May 22, 2006, 7:45 am

>Any reputable roofing contractor should be able to install skylights.

Yes, all can.

>I couldn't tell you, if there are contractors that specialize in skylights
>or not.

No, there are not.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

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