Kent Roof Pros provides professional skylights in Kent, WA for residential and commercial properties across the Green River valley and south King County. Two things about skylights are specific to this city. In a long gray winter they earn their keep more than almost any other improvement, and in that same winter a good half of the leaks reported around them are not leaks at all. Timing tells you which is which.
Condensation is the reason. When indoor air is humid and the glass edge is cold, moisture forms on the lowest point of the frame and runs onto the drywall of the shaft, and the stain appears in exactly the place a flashing failure would put it. The tell is timing. Water in still, cold weather with no rain falling is condensation, and the answer is ventilation and a warm-edge unit rather than a roofer with sealant.
Real leaks come from the flashing kit or from the curb. We fit curb-mounted units, set proudly above the finished shingle plane, with the factory step and head flashing made for that model and that profile, woven into the courses rather than laid over the top of them and caulked at the edges. A kit made for a different profile is the commonest cause of a genuine skylight leak.
On a house that has settled, the shaft is worth a look while the drywall is open. Diagonal cracking at the corners of a skylight opening is a framing signal rather than a decorating problem, and if the header and trimmers were undersized when the hole was cut, that is the moment to correct it rather than after the new glass is in. Opening drywall is cheap while a roof is already apart.
Our firm recommendation at re-roof time is to replace the unit rather than reflash it. Acrylic domes from the eighties and nineties have gone brittle, their seals are finished, and the cost of removing and refitting an old unit while the deck is open is most of the cost of a new one that carries a warranty. The labor is the same either way, so pay it once.
Where a homeowner wants light but the roof cannot take another penetration, tubular daylight devices are a smaller opening and a simpler flashing, and on a north-facing slope in this climate they deliver more usable light than people expect. They also sidestep the shaft framing question, since a tube fits between rafters without cutting anything structural, which matters on an older frame that has already done its settling.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — Class A laminated asphalt shingles set on a six-nail pattern, self-adhered ice and water membrane at eaves, valleys and penetrations, tapered polyisocyanurate laid to a re-surveyed drainage plane, two-ply SBS modified bitumen at porch and addition tie-ins, concealed-clip standing seam panels over high-temperature underlayment, sheathing re-planed with ripped cedar shims before underlayment goes down — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Kent and nearby communities including Auburn, Federal Way, Renton, Tukwila.
What We Handle
Everything our skylights in Kent covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of skylights work in Kent, WA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- skylight installation kent wa
- skylight replacement kent
- leaking skylight repair kent wa
- curb mounted skylight kent
- skylight condensation kent wa
- sun tunnel installation kent
- skylight flashing kit kent wa
- acrylic dome skylight replacement kent
- skylight shaft repair kent wa
- velux skylight installer king county
- skylight during reroof kent wa
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Kent services.
Materials, equipment and how we do skylights
The difference between skylights that lasts and skylights that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with Class A laminated asphalt shingles set on a six-nail pattern, self-adhered ice and water membrane at eaves, valleys and penetrations, tapered polyisocyanurate laid to a re-surveyed drainage plane, two-ply SBS modified bitumen at porch and addition tie-ins, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Kent job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Green River valley and south King County means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do skylights outside Kent
Kent Roof Pros covers Kent and the surrounding communities of the Green River valley and south King County. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Skylights in Auburn, WA — King County, population 87,256
- Skylights in Federal Way, WA — King County, population 101,030
- Skylights in Renton, WA — King County, population 106,785
- Skylights in Tukwila, WA — King County, population 21,798
- Skylights in SeaTac, WA — King County, population 31,454
- Skylights in Des Moines, WA — King County, population 32,888
Start on the Kent Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Kent Chooses Kent Roof Pros
- ✓We establish which ground your address sits on, valley fill or glacial hillside, before a specification is written, because the two need different roofs
- ✓Ridge and eave offsets are measured and recorded on the first visit and again at completion, so the file shows whether anything is still moving
- ✓We decline coating work where the ponding traces back to building settlement, and we put the reason in writing rather than taking the job quietly
- ✓Nobody here will write a hail claim on a Puget lowland roof. We chalk a test square, count the hits and give you the number even when it kills the job
The standards behind skylights
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The skylights work we do in Kent follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every skylights project in Kent gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free skylights free estimate in Kent, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.