American Quality Remodeling installs, replaces, and repairs skylights for homes across New Jersey. Every project starts with a free on-site assessment and a written estimate before any work begins.
A skylight is an opening cut through the roof deck, which means the quality of the installation determines whether the roof stays watertight for the next twenty years. We approach every skylight as a roofing job first and a window job second. Our crews assess the framing before quoting, size the unit to the rafter bay, and integrate manufacturer flashing kits into the surrounding roofing material rather than sealing the perimeter with caulk. You receive a written scope and a fixed estimate before the first shingle comes off.
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American Quality Remodeling provides three skylight services for New Jersey homeowners: installation of new units, replacement of existing ones, and repair of leaks and failed flashing. Each is handled by the same roofing crews that work on full roof systems.
New installation involves cutting an opening through the roof deck, reinforcing or reframing the rafters around it, and building an interior light shaft down to the ceiling. The work touches structure, roofing, insulation, and interior finish.
Replacement fits a new unit into an existing opening. Most residential skylights reach the end of their service life when the seal between glass panes fails, the frame warps, or the flashing corrodes, and at that point a new unit costs less than repeated repairs.
Repair addresses leaks, condensation between panes, cracked glazing, and flashing that has pulled away from the roof surface. Water showing up on the ceiling near a skylight usually originates at the flashing rather than the glass.
Skylights differ in three ways: whether the unit opens, how it mounts to the roof, and whether daylight travels directly or through a reflective tube. Those three variables decide which type suits a given room.
A fixed skylight is a sealed unit that does not open. It suits rooms that need daylight without ventilation – stairwells, hallways, closets, and living areas with existing windows. Fixed units have the fewest moving parts and the lowest failure rate over time.
A venting skylight opens to release warm air and moisture. Bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms benefit most, since moving humid air out through the roof reduces condensation on surrounding surfaces. Manual, electric, and solar-powered operators are available, and electric models can include rain sensors that close the unit automatically.
A tubular skylight carries daylight from a small roof dome through a reflective tube to a ceiling diffuser. It fits rooms with no direct roof access above them, such as interior bathrooms, pantries, and hallways. Installation requires no reframing, which makes it the least invasive option we offer.
Custom configurations combine several units in one roof plane or use non-standard dimensions to match an architectural feature. These projects require structural review, because grouping units removes more rafter length than a single opening does.
We install VELUX, Fakro, and Wasco skylights. All three manufacture engineered flashing kits matched to specific roofing materials, which is the component that determines long-term watertightness.
Manufacturer warranties on residential skylights apply only when the unit is installed with its own flashing kit and to the manufacturer’s specification. Installations that substitute sealant for a proper flashing kit fall outside warranty coverage, and this is the most common reason a homeowner discovers their claim has been denied.
Glazing options vary by brand and model. Low-E coatings reduce heat transfer, laminated glass holds together when struck, and impact-rated glazing is available for exposed roof planes. We match glazing to the room’s orientation and the direction the roof plane faces.
The cost of a skylight project is set by the scope of work around the unit, not by the price of the unit itself. Seven variables account for most of the difference between one quote and another:
A skylight estimate from us covers removal and disposal of the old unit where applicable, the skylight itself, the manufacturer flashing kit, integration with surrounding roofing, framing work, light shaft construction and finish, permit handling, and site cleanup.
Replacing a skylight during a roof replacement costs less than replacing it as a standalone job. The roof surface is already open, staging is already in place, and the flashing gets tied into new roofing rather than into an existing field. If your roof is within a few years of replacement, doing both together is the cheaper sequence.
We also offer 0% financing for 24 months, which spreads the project cost without interest.
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We install, replace, and repair skylights across Burlington County, Camden County, Mercer County, and Ocean County.
Towns we work in regularly include Cherry Hill, Mount Laurel, Moorestown, Marlton, Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Pennsauken, Collingswood, Barrington, and Pine Hill.
South Jersey roofs face a specific combination of conditions: humid summers, freeze-thaw cycles through winter, and coastal storm systems that drive rain horizontally. Horizontal rain is what finds a marginal flashing detail, which is why we install to the manufacturer’s flashing specification rather than to whatever the previous installer left behind.
Skylight work often reveals problems in the surrounding roof. When it does, we can address both at once – see our roofing services.
American Quality Remodeling has worked on New Jersey roofs since 2005. Three things separate a skylight installed by a roofing contractor from one installed by a general remodeler.
We hold New Jersey licensing and carry insurance covering the work. Documentation is available before the contract is signed.
A skylight is a penetration through a roof system, and the roof determines whether it leaks. We have installed and replaced roofs across South Jersey since 2005, so the flashing detail around your skylight is handled by people who install flashing every week.
Our installation work carries a workmanship warranty separate from the manufacturer’s product warranty. The manufacturer covers the unit; we cover how it was installed.
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We schedule an on-site visit, inspect the roof structure and the ceiling below, measure the rafter spacing, and confirm which unit types will fit. You receive a written estimate covering the full scope of work, and the price does not change unless the scope does.
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Most single-unit residential skylight installations take one to two days. The first day covers the roof opening, framing, unit placement, and flashing. The second day covers the interior light shaft, drywall, and finish work. Tubular skylights are often completed in a single day since they require no reframing.
Most New Jersey municipalities require a building permit for a skylight, because cutting a roof opening alters the structure. Requirements vary by township. We handle permit applications and inspection scheduling as part of the project.
A correctly installed skylight does not leak. Leaks come from the flashing, not the glass, and almost always trace back to sealant used in place of a proper flashing kit or to flashing that was not integrated into the surrounding roofing. We install the manufacturer's flashing kit matched to your roofing material on every unit.
Replace the unit when the seal between panes has failed, when the frame is warped or rotted, or when the unit is more than twenty years old. Repair makes sense for flashing damage, cracked glazing on an otherwise sound unit, or a failed operator on a venting model. We assess both options on site and quote whichever is appropriate.
A venting skylight suits bathrooms, since it moves humid air out through the roof and reduces condensation on ceilings and walls. Where there is no direct roof access above the bathroom, a tubular skylight brings in daylight but provides no ventilation.
Skylights can be installed on low-slope and flat roofs using curb-mounted units. The curb raises the unit above the roof plane so water drains around rather than against it. Deck-mounted units are not appropriate for flat roofs.
Two warranties apply. The manufacturer warrants the unit and its components, and that coverage requires installation with the manufacturer's flashing kit to specification. We provide a separate workmanship warranty covering the installation itself.
Replacing a skylight during a roof replacement costs less than doing it separately. The roof surface is already open, staging is already up, and the new flashing ties into new roofing rather than into an existing field. If your roof is nearing replacement, combining the two is the more economical sequence.
Our estimates cover removal and disposal of the existing unit, the new skylight, the manufacturer flashing kit, integration with surrounding roofing, any framing modifications, light shaft construction and interior finish, permit handling, and cleanup. The estimate is written and fixed unless the scope changes.
Residential skylights typically last fifteen to twenty-five years depending on glazing quality, roof orientation, and installation. Failure usually shows first as condensation between panes, which indicates the insulated glass seal has broken.
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