Richmond Roofing Pros provides professional skylights & sun tunnels in Richmond, CA for residential and commercial properties across the North East Bay. On a wind-exposed slope we fit curb-mounted skylights on a four-inch curb rather than deck-mounted units set flush. The curb lifts the glass above the drainage plane and above the sheet of water a gust drives up the slope during a winter front.
Deck-mounted units sit lower, look better and are perfectly good on a sheltered rear slope. Facing the water they put the seal at the same level as the water, and then the flashing kit has to do all of the work on its own. Given the choice on a windward plane, we take the curb and the extra two inches of freeboard. Two inches is the difference between a seal in the water and a seal above it.
Either way the flashing goes in as a proper kit, in the sequence the manufacturer prints: apron at the bottom, step flashing woven up both sides course by course, head flashing at the top with the underlayment lapped over it, and self-adhered membrane turned up onto the curb before any of that begins. Sealant is the last line of defense, never the first. A skylight holding out on sealant alone is already on borrowed time.
Glass specification is worth a minute of your time. Laminated on the pane you will be sitting under, low-emissivity and argon-filled for the temperature difference, and a factory-warranted glazing seal. Acrylic domes are cheaper and they haze, yellow and eventually craze under UV, which on a roof you rarely inspect is a poor trade to make. A skylight is one of the few roof parts you look at daily, which argues for buying the good one once.
Condensation is the complaint we hear most, and it is usually not a leak at all. Warm indoor air meets cold glass on a foggy Richmond night and runs down the shaft onto the drywall. The fix is an insulated, air-sealed light shaft, a decent glazing unit and enough ventilation in the room, so we look at the shaft before blaming the flashing. Blaming the flashing for a shaft problem is how a working skylight gets replaced.
For a bathroom, a hallway or a small kitchen where you want daylight without a structural opening, a rigid sun tunnel through the rafter bay is far better value than a full skylight. It flashes with the same kind of kit, needs no framing, and gives a roof that takes real wind much less to go wrong with. It is also a far smaller hole in a roof, which on this frontage counts for something.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — ASTM D7158 Class H wind ratings, ASTM D3161 Class F sealed-shingle testing, factory-adhesive starter strip at rakes and eaves, cap-fastened synthetic underlayment at six-inch perimeter spacing, 24-gauge standing seam on concealed clips, Kynar 500 PVDF finish over Galvalume — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Richmond and nearby communities including San Pablo, El Cerrito, Pinole, Hercules.
What We Handle
Everything our skylights & sun tunnels in Richmond covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of skylights & sun tunnels work in Richmond, CA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- skylight installation
- skylight repair
- skylight replacement
- curb mounted skylight
- deck mounted skylight
- sun tunnel installation
- skylight flashing kit
- skylight leak repair
- skylight condensation
- laminated glass skylight
- skylight cost
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Richmond services.
Materials, equipment and how we do skylights & sun tunnels
The difference between skylights & sun tunnels that lasts and skylights & sun tunnels that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with ASTM D7158 Class H wind ratings, ASTM D3161 Class F sealed-shingle testing, factory-adhesive starter strip at rakes and eaves, cap-fastened synthetic underlayment at six-inch perimeter spacing, 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 Richmond 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 North East Bay 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 & sun tunnels outside Richmond
Richmond Roofing Pros covers Richmond and the surrounding communities of the North East Bay. 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 & Sun Tunnels in San Pablo, CA — Contra Costa County, population 32,127
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in El Cerrito, CA — Contra Costa County, population 25,962
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Pinole, CA — Contra Costa County, population 19,022
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Hercules, CA — Contra Costa County, population 26,016
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in El Sobrante, CA — Contra Costa County, population 15,524
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Rodeo, CA — Contra Costa County, population 9,653
Start on the Richmond Roofing Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Richmond Chooses Richmond Roofing Pros
- ✓Every proposal names the fastening pattern, the starter strip and the ASTM wind class, not just a shingle brand
- ✓We lift a shingle at each rake during the inspection, because the fastening is the one thing you cannot see
- ✓Perimeter first: cap-nail spacing tightens to six inches around the whole edge before a field shingle goes on
- ✓We hand-seal rake courses rather than trust factory adhesive to bond on a fog-cooled Richmond afternoon
The standards behind skylights & sun tunnels
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The skylights & sun tunnels work we do in Richmond 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 & sun tunnels project in Richmond 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 & sun tunnels free estimate in Richmond, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.