Skylight Question Part Deux
As a follow-up to my skylight Forum post on Friday, I learned that the $2,700 quote we received from our roofer for the cost and installation of two fairly standard rectangular skylights on the top floor of our brownstone does NOT include the cost of cutting through the roof from the inside, which will also…
As a follow-up to my skylight Forum post on Friday, I learned that the $2,700 quote we received from our roofer for the cost and installation of two fairly standard rectangular skylights on the top floor of our brownstone does NOT include the cost of cutting through the roof from the inside, which will also entail dealing with the electric that exists as we have ceiling lights in one of the two rooms. Since the roofer in questions does not do the inside work, we would have to engage a second company to do the work, which seems a lot more labour-intensive than what the roofer would do (i.e., simply dropping skylights onto the roof and building the drainage around it.
Questions:
1) Does the quote of $2,700 seem high to others?
2) Can anyone recommend a skylight company/roofer in Brooklyn that will do all of the exterior AND interior work and who is reasonably priced?
Thanks in advance.
Biff:
JB is right. You want one guy to “own” this for exactly the reasons he said.
Also, you don’t just install these things “on the surface of the roof”. On a flat roof (most brownstones) you will need to construct a curb on the roof out of pressure treated lumber. Most probably this is done by the same guy that frames the new opening and cuts the hole in the roof substrate (sheathing, plywood, whatever). Your roofing material will then need to be extended so that it wraps up and over the curb. Most of these skylight assemblies come with integrated flashing to seat the unit and wrap back down over the curb. All fasteners should be stainless steel.
I’ve never heard of that, Biff. I can understand if he wants to sub out the electric re-routes but that’s just ridiculous. But if he’s just a roofer, he probably has no framing and drywall skills to do the light shaft properly.
DIBS, it’s the roofer and he said he only does the skylight work on top of the roof and not the interior work, including cutting through the roof from the inside. he just installs it on the surface of the roof. Sounded very strange to me too.
I tend to agree with you. I would like to find one guy / company who can do all the work.
Biff, is the contractor going to cut open the light shaft through to the interior??? Or just install it on the surface of the roof. The latter makes no sense. If he doesn’t want to do the drywall and move the lights, that’s somewhat understandable. Each of those jobs should be relatively minor but hes, a PITA since you need 3 guys instead of just one.
Any truly competent contractor can install the skylights (the complete job), you don’t really need a roofing guy.