Skylight Services in South Orange, NJ

Considering adding a skylight to your South Orange home? The best time is during a roof replacement, when integration is seamless. But we also install skylights into existing roofs with proper flashing systems that prevent the leak issues that give skylights a bad reputation.

Skylight Services for South Orange Homes

With South Orange's village atmosphere with Victorian and Colonial homes surrounding a walkable downtown, we see specific roofing patterns unique to this community. We offer:

• New skylight installation — VELUX and Fakro skylights with factory-engineered flashing kits
• Skylight replacement — upgrading old, leaking, or fogged units to modern energy-efficient models
• Skylight leak repair — diagnosing and fixing the actual source (usually flashing, not the unit itself)
• Sun tunnel installation — tubular skylights for spaces where traditional skylights won't fit
• Skylight flashing replacement — new step flashing and counter flashing around existing skylights
• Solar-powered venting skylights — automated opening for passive cooling and ventilation

Fixing Leaking Skylights

Before replacing that leaking skylight, let us inspect it. In our experience across Essex County, roughly 70% of "leaking skylights" are actually flashing failures. The skylight unit itself is fine — the metal and sealant system around it has deteriorated. Reflashing costs $300-$600 versus $1,500-$2,500 for a full replacement. We diagnose honestly and recommend accordingly.

Best Time to Install

If you're planning a roof replacement for your South Orange home, that's the ideal time to add skylights. The roof is already open, the flashing integrates perfectly with the new system, and you save $300-$500 in labor compared to cutting into an existing roof. Even if a skylight isn't in your plans right now, it's worth considering during replacement — the opportunity doesn't come around every 25 years without extra cost.