Skylights: Good idea or bad idea?

[kaymccampbell]

I wondered the same thing... It feels dead solid, but no doubt something is moving. Overall I'm not impressed with the brickwork overall...Sometimes inexpensive labor can be eager and willing to bust ***, but not knowledgeable or well trained. This house was built in the mid 1990s when that was very common Also not impressed with the cedar siding being caulked under each row and especially caulked at the starter row and drip cap...Sure you wanna keep water out, but you also don't wanna keep it in. I wonder if the builder had the cheapest subs or maybe non that were dedicated to him for some other reason. New builders and those who don't pay on time often have to find a sub they never worked with before, or use what's available and not booked up.

Just like with skylights, problems happen with improper installation.

I bet someone replaced those windows, and didn't install them correctly. If you look closely, you can see what looks like where the original window overlapped the brick.

 

[BMWBOB]

I live in Eastern Washington state: we don't get a lot of snow or rain, but we get a little rain often in the winter. I have a metal roof with 4 each 6' polycarbonate (I think) skylights, same shape/dimension as the metal roofing. The light gain is great. I almost never need to turn lights on during the day. The downside is that they all leak: no amount of calk/sealant seems to help. I wish I would have put them vertically on the sidewalls/gable ends

 

[JRC3]

I bet someone replaced those windows, and didn't install them correctly. If you look closely, you can see what looks like where the original window overlapped the brick.

They are 100% original. The brand is Hurd (more like Turd) and the homeowner even remembers the name of the sub who installed them for the builder.