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MMabrey Roofing& Construction · Durham NC
A luxury custom home in the North Carolina Triangle at golden hour with its architectural roof as the focal point
Veteran-OwnedLicensed NC GCStorm & Insurance Experts15+ Years

A skylight is a hole in your roof, which is exactly why it has to be done right. Installed and flashed correctly, a skylight floods a room with natural light and lasts as long as the roof around it. Installed carelessly, it becomes the single most reliable leak on the house. Mabrey Roofing installs, replaces, and repairs skylights as a roofing job first, with the flashing detail that keeps water out, whether you want new daylight in a dark room or a leaking old unit finally fixed.

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A skylight is a hole in your roof, which is exactly why it has to be done right. Installed and flashed correctly, a skylight floods a room with natural light and lasts as long as the roof around it. Installed carelessly, it becomes the single most reliable leak on the house. Mabrey Roofing installs, replaces, and repairs skylights as a roofing job first, with the flashing detail that keeps water out, whether you want new daylight in a dark room or a leaking old unit finally fixed.

Place It Right
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We help you site the skylight for the light you want, then plan the cut and flashing before anything opens up.

Seal It Like a Roof
Curb+Stepthe detail that seals it

A skylight lives or dies by its flashing. We detail the curb and step flashing so the opening sheds water like the roof around it.

Light Without Leaks
Roof-lifelasts as long as the roof

You get the daylight you wanted and a watertight detail that lasts as long as the roof, not a leak waiting to happen.

Included as Standard

The Complete Skylight Detailcore inclusionsstandard, never upsold
  • New skylight installation cut and flashed as a roofing job
  • Replacement of failed, fogged, or leaking older units
  • Leak diagnosis and reflashing of existing skylights
  • Curb and step flashing detailed to keep water out for good
  • Modern energy-efficient and impact-rated glass options
  • Coordination with your roof so the skylight and roof are one system
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Signs to Watch For. Caught Early, Fixed for Less.

If any of these sound familiar, book a free documented inspection — slope-by-slope photos, a straight answer on how much life the roof has left, and one fixed price if it is time. If a repair is the smarter spend, that is what we will tell you.

A dark room that needs light without a windowA dark room with roof access above it is one clean cut away from natural light.
A dated unit driving up heating and coolingOld single-pane units leak heat both directions — modern low-E glass fixes both.
Reroofing and want skylights done at the same timeA reroof is THE moment — the new unit flashes into the new roof as one system.
Cracked glass or a visibly failed sealCracked glass or a visibly failed seal is moisture already inside the unit.
A skylight that leaks, fogs, or drips after rainA skylight that drips after rain is almost always a flashing failure — and it compounds.
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answersthe questions we actually get

Almost always because of flashing, not the skylight itself. A skylight is an opening in the roof, and if the curb and step flashing around it are not detailed correctly, water finds the gap. Most skylight leaks we fix are a flashing problem, which is why we treat skylights as a roofing job.

Usually yes. If a skylight is more than a decade old, replacing it during a reroof means the new unit is flashed into the new roof as one watertight system. Reusing an old skylight under a new roof often just relocates the next leak to the same spot.

An old single-pane unit can. Modern skylights use energy-efficient, often low-E glass that brings in daylight while controlling heat gain, and proper placement matters too. We can walk you through glass options that fit the Triangle's sun.

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