Lakewood Premium Roofing provides professional skylights in Lakewood, CO for residential and commercial properties across the west Denver metro. A skylight is a hole in a roof with a frame around it, and how that frame is waterproofed decides everything else about it. In this climate we push people toward curb-mounted units for one reason: their waterproofing is metal rather than gasket.
A deck-mounted unit sits low and depends on a factory flashing kit and a perimeter gasket surviving years of expansion and contraction. Done well on a steep slope, it works. On a shallow Lakewood slope, where snow sits against the upslope side for weeks and meltwater backs up behind it, that detail is holding static water in freezing conditions. It was not designed for that.
A curb-mounted unit raises the frame, takes real step flashing up the sides, counterflashing over the head, and a cricket behind it where the roof above warrants one. Condensation is the other winter complaint, and it is usually not a leak at all. Warm indoor air meets cold glass and a cold shaft, water runs down the drywall return, and the owner concludes the unit leaks.
The tell is that it happens on clear cold nights rather than during weather, and that water shows at the bottom of the shaft. When a skylight genuinely does leak it is almost always the flashing or the gasket, not the glass. On a unit past about twenty years the sensible move is replacement, not repair, because the labor is the same either way and paying twice for the same access is poor value.
We replace the flashing kit as a matter of course rather than reusing bent metal. Placement is worth a conversation before anyone cuts. A skylight on a south or west slope in Lakewood delivers a great deal of heat gain along with the light, and one placed just below a broad upper slope will collect every bit of snowmelt that comes down.
Moving a proposed unit four feet, or splitting one large opening into two smaller ones, often solves both problems for no extra money. On the condensation question, the cure is an insulated, air-sealed shaft and better bathroom exhaust, not roofing work. And where daylight is the only goal on a complex roof, a tubular device is cheaper and more reliable, so we will say so rather than sell the bigger job.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — counterflashing cut into a mortar reglet, lead pipe-boot flashings with fastened storm collars, ASTM C920 Class 50 polyurethane joint sealant, 24-gauge hemmed valley pans, concealed-clip standing seam steel panels, heat-welded TPO target patches at penetrations — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Lakewood and nearby communities including Golden, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Edgewater.
What We Handle
Everything our skylights in Lakewood covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of skylights work in Lakewood, CO. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- skylight installation
- skylight repair
- skylight replacement Lakewood
- curb mounted skylight
- deck mounted skylight
- skylight flashing kit
- leaking skylight repair
- solar tube installation
- skylight condensation
- skylight glass replacement
- light shaft framing
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Lakewood 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 counterflashing cut into a mortar reglet, lead pipe-boot flashings with fastened storm collars, ASTM C920 Class 50 polyurethane joint sealant, 24-gauge hemmed valley pans, 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 Lakewood 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 west Denver metro 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 Lakewood
Lakewood Premium Roofing covers Lakewood and the surrounding communities of the west Denver metro. 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 Golden, CO — Jefferson County, population 20,399
- Skylights in Wheat Ridge, CO — Jefferson County, population 32,398
- Skylights in Arvada, CO — Jefferson County, population 124,402
- Skylights in Edgewater, CO — Jefferson County, population 5,005
- Skylights in Morrison, CO — Jefferson County, population 396
- Skylights in Mountain View, CO — Jefferson County, population 541
Start on the Lakewood Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Lakewood Chooses Lakewood Premium Roofing
- ✓Every proposal itemizes flashing, pipe boots, valley metal and edge metal as separate lines, so a low bid cannot hide what it left out
- ✓We inspect the attic on every call, because a large share of Lakewood ceiling stains are winter condensation rather than a roof leak
- ✓Cold-weather work is mechanically fastened and hand-sealed by design, and we say so in writing instead of trusting adhesive that will not bond
- ✓We quote the smaller repair when the field does not need replacing, and put the reasoning in the estimate rather than in a conversation
The standards behind skylights
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The skylights work we do in Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.