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.
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.
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.
Jason, I wish I could personally show you the Skylight Boot up close and do an installation for you. If you will look closely at the video, the boot not only goes up the side of the curb but wraps over the top, it's seamless so it cannot leak. With our latest boot that we have further refined, you don't even have to nail or staple the lip-seal down. In our next video we are sealing a skylight off and using it and the boot as the bottom of a large tank, filling it with water, and putting gold fish in to swim around up above it. The polyurea material is amazing. Not only will it hold up under severe UV rays for 25 or 30 years but at our shows we shoot lots of nails through it, having it bowled up and containing water, you can even pull the nails out and still, not a drop of leakage. A zoo maintenance man from Hawaii recently called and has had 10 boots in their reptile exhibit roof for 10 years without a hint of a leak. They are tearing the building down and are going to save the boots to reinstall again. As a matter of a fact we have these boots on roofs from Washington State to Maryland and we have never had a single failure. I just spoke to a roofer who said he installs right over the old step flashing in 5 minutes time. Flat, low-pitch or steep slope, it doesn't matter we custom build each boot at the time of order so we can make literally any size. When a roofer uses a skylight boot one time he is hooked. Steve
Almost got me sold. I have a few more questions. 1) This polyurea material you talked about. Can it be installed with EPDM flat roofing membrane? Is it compatible with the primers and glues used on EPDM installations? 2) TPO and duralast is another type of flat roofing product that is mechanically fastened and heat welded instead of using primers & glue. Can this material be used with this type of installation? 3) what is the average cost per boot? And turnaround time on an order? I work with a Velux certified installer and dealer. We do a lot of skylight pull and replace repairs up to 5-6 skylights on average per day several days a week/ month. And like I said before there are sometimes a custom, fixed curb mount "FCM" skylight that is all custom made even the flash kit. If I liked your product I could use them on all our FCM installations, if they are cost effective. Thanks Jason
Jason Giller Yes, these membranes are compatible with flat roofing and the variou sealants and primers. They have been commonly used in these situations. Thanks
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Hello, I love this idea!!!... We have a mobile home that has skylights, could it be used on mobile home skylights also?
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.
Jason, I wish I could personally show you the Skylight Boot up close and do an installation for you. If you will look closely at the video, the boot not only goes up the side of the curb but wraps over the top, it's seamless so it cannot leak. With our latest boot that we have further refined, you don't even have to nail or staple the lip-seal down. In our next video we are sealing a skylight off and using it and the boot as the bottom of a large tank, filling it with water, and putting gold fish in to swim around up above it. The polyurea material is amazing. Not only will it hold up under severe UV rays for 25 or 30 years but at our shows we shoot lots of nails through it, having it bowled up and containing water, you can even pull the nails out and still, not a drop of leakage. A zoo maintenance man from Hawaii recently called and has had 10 boots in their reptile exhibit roof for 10 years without a hint of a leak. They are tearing the building down and are going to save the boots to reinstall again. As a matter of a fact we have these boots on roofs from Washington State to Maryland and we have never had a single failure. I just spoke to a roofer who said he installs right over the old step flashing in 5 minutes time. Flat, low-pitch or steep slope, it doesn't matter we custom build each boot at the time of order so we can make literally any size. When a roofer uses a skylight boot one time he is hooked.
Steve
Almost got me sold. I have a few more questions.
1) This polyurea material you talked about. Can it be installed with EPDM flat roofing membrane? Is it compatible with the primers and glues used on EPDM installations?
2) TPO and duralast is another type of flat roofing product that is mechanically fastened and heat welded instead of using primers & glue. Can this material be used with this type of installation?
3) what is the average cost per boot? And turnaround time on an order? I work with a Velux certified installer and dealer. We do a lot of skylight pull and replace repairs up to 5-6 skylights on average per day several days a week/ month. And like I said before there are sometimes a custom, fixed curb mount "FCM" skylight that is all custom made even the flash kit. If I liked your product I could use them on all our FCM installations, if they are cost effective. Thanks Jason
Jason Giller Yes, these membranes are compatible with flat roofing and the variou sealants and primers. They have been commonly used in these situations. Thanks
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 !
I guess this guy boot is okay for homeowners but any roofer would just use step flashings and never have a problem
3:21 you missed one
I needs to get me a SKA BOOT. For my SKA LIGHT. So I can stand in ma house and look at the SKA.
All you need is a roll of 14 in brown Roll Metal tin snips bit of caulking for the corners and some skill
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.
250 bucks, dude.
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.