02-11-2015, 02:44 AM
CMR, Custom Metal Roofing in Keaau sells clear polycarbonate panels that match several of their metal roof profiles.
Frame your shaft between your rafters or trusses and drywall up to the level of the tin. Cut a hole slightly larger than your finished drywall (to hide the edges) and put the polycarbonate over the top. Put a bit of silicon on the sides and bottom and screw down like normal.
Couple options: 1. Place the skylight near the ridge and run the polycarbonate up under your ridge flashing. Flash band and ridge cap like normal. 2. Place lower and just use a "chunk" of the PC a bit longer than the skylight, and cut the roofing to lap over the top of the PC.
Cheap and aesthetically pleasing and very effective. But not the same as looking through a flat plate of glass. Ymmv.
Frame your shaft between your rafters or trusses and drywall up to the level of the tin. Cut a hole slightly larger than your finished drywall (to hide the edges) and put the polycarbonate over the top. Put a bit of silicon on the sides and bottom and screw down like normal.
Couple options: 1. Place the skylight near the ridge and run the polycarbonate up under your ridge flashing. Flash band and ridge cap like normal. 2. Place lower and just use a "chunk" of the PC a bit longer than the skylight, and cut the roofing to lap over the top of the PC.
Cheap and aesthetically pleasing and very effective. But not the same as looking through a flat plate of glass. Ymmv.