Fitting Roof Tiles Around Velux

Firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other.

Fitting roof tiles around velux.

Whether you have never fitted a velux roof window before and would like a basic introduction or you have been fitting velux roof windows for years and would benefit from a best practice session there is a training session to suit your needs. Press and smooth the bottom apron of the flashing to the countours of the tiles and screw down. Remove the tiles by lifting them and pulling them back between the rafters. Velux flashings are made specific to work with particular roof materials so make sure you purchase the right type for your window.

Edt flat tiles between 15mm 40mm in profile. Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. You are now ready to fit your flashing. As you roll out the underlay keep the bottom edge of the material aligned with the edge of the eave but above any metal or synthetic edging that may cover the borders of the eave.

The tiles or slates are then laid back into position up to the sides of the new window frame. Once you ve fitted one it s not much of a leap to almost all other brands. The opening sash is removed from the new window and the remaining frame is fitted into the new opening using fixing brackets supplied. Working from the centre remove the battens or felt to expose the tiles and other roofing materials.

Position the first roll of underlayment at one side of the roof perpendicular to the lower edge the eave of the roof. The roof flashing this keeps the joint between the new window frame and the roof watertight is then fitted.