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.

Finish tiling around the window after installing the flashing. Edp plain tiles up to 14mm in profile pdf. Make sure the tile lugs are seated snuggly onto the top edges of the battens. The tiles or slates are then laid back into position up to the sides of the new window frame.

Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. We offer a variety of skylight flashing systems to ensure a weathertight fit for virtually all roof types and slopes. Edt flat tiles between 15mm 40mm in profile. The roof flashing this keeps the joint between the new window frame and the roof watertight is then fitted.

A crucial part of our complete system. In part 4 we show the full installation of the edw profile tile flashing kit this kit works perfectly with the redland 49 tile and provides a watertight seal for the roof window. How to fit a velux window. Velux skylight flashing kits are designed to shed water without relying on sealants that can break down over time.

View the other parts here. Unboxing the window and preparing it for installation part 2. Can i fit roof windows side by side or on top of each other. Once you ve fitted one it s not much of a leap to almost all other brands.

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. You may need to use an angle grinder to cut tiles to fit. Yes you can what you need is a combi flashing. Use the utility knife to cut the foam gasket on the side and top to fit the place where the tiles meet.

Firstly you re going to find fitting a velux is very similar to fitting any other brand of roof window apart from a few minor differences in trims and flashings. How to fit a velux into an interlocking tiled roof.