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Unfortunately this will not work for our 6 Velux skylights. They leak but it is the seal that is built into the skylight, that lays against the glass that has failed. Look in the lower corners of your skylight - look through the glass at the wood frame underneath the glass and you'll see water marks on that wood. That means you have the same leak as I do. The fix for it is to to add your own seal to bridge from the outside of the metal rim onto the glass. You have to super-clean a 1/2"-wide strip of the glass and then sandpaper it with about 100 grit sandpaper, to roughen the glass surface. Then use pure silicone sealant (3M or GE), followed by a strip of thin fleece or felt, pressed into the wet sealant, followed by a layer of sealant on top. That positively fixes your leak and will last a very long time. It is disappointing that Velux skylights have this inferior seal built into them, which, once it fails, allows rain to get in between the glass and the frame. No amount of effort around the outside of the skylight will work because that's not where the leak is occurring. It's the skylight unit itself that has a defect.

Shingles over the top of the lower boot is a recipe for trapping dirt and debris at the corners plus face nails through the shingle is a problem. You should have had another shingle under the lower boot with the boot exposed ,but that material probably doesn't due well with UV ray's. Upper boot edge needs to be installed under the felt. If you're installing a Velux skylight your best off to install the metal flashing kit that is recommended.

250 bucks, dude.

Are you guys guys still making these.I may be ordering a couple universal ones.The site doesnt seem to be working rignt

How much for the repair?

3:21 you missed one

All you need is a roll of 14 in brown Roll Metal tin snips bit of caulking for the corners and some skill

I guess this guy boot is okay for homeowners but any roofer would just use step flashings and never have a problem

Okay video with some valid information. Please, please repeat video when the wind is not blowing. It's so noisy that I can't hear some of the oration...and that I can is muffled. A simple fix.

usually most installers use Grace ice and watershield after installing the curb on the roof and velux made a flashing kit for it. SO If its installed correctly the first time. no need for sky boot !

WHAT SIZE IS THE UNIVERSAL BOOT?

I needs to get me a SKA BOOT. For my SKA LIGHT. So I can stand in ma house and look at the SKA.

Hello, I love this idea!!!... We have a mobile home that has skylights, could it be used on mobile home skylights also?

America, you put a man on the moon but your roofs are not fit for human habitation. Why do you put up with this crap? Rise up and demand better.

You wrong saying "only take a few minutes " You have to count also the time that takes to remove existing flashing and carefully remove shingles around, also to install new shingles. You just confusing people and they think that is 5 min. Job

That's the way to do it when you don't have the skills to install a metal flashing

I purchased two Skylight Boots August 2014. They shipped within 2 weeks after custom manufacture. The installation was relatively easy, as followed according to video instructions. They fit perfectly. Recent heavy rains demonstrated their value in what would have been two leaky skylights now fixed. Thanks for offering a quality product at a descent price point for DIY homeowners. NO Flashing required.

I wouldn't mind using this boot on a FCM with flash kit but I don't know how I feal about using it without any flashing. How does this shed water down the side of the curb? What if the skylight is 5 ft long? You need to incorporate a rubber flap like velux does on their deck mounted skylights and I would be sold. I use FCM's on pitched roofs all the time but sometimes they don't have a kit for the light I'm installing so I have to custom make my apron and head pan. Such a pain in the butt.

what about the laminate shingles the nail line will catch water and make it run back that's why we always use step flashing.