Adding a Skylight?

[tshirtman]

Thinking about adding a skylight in the living area. Any thing wrong with that and is it a major project.
Thanks to all:)

[gdhillard]

Fantastic Vent has a clear/smoked plastic cover on their fands and vents, that gives a nice view of the stars and weather. Fits a 14 inch hole you might already have. I have both the fan, and the plain vent in my 1969 Terry, and love the view at night of the stars.

[tshirtman]

you talked me out of it.
I'll open the windows instead:)

[2oldman]

From about year 3 of my new 5er, the skylight was a constant source of leaking. The ceiling fan hole and the shower skylight never leaked, but the big living room one did. I tried Eternabond and Dicor, neither of which stopped it.

I finally found Heng's Rubber roof coating, which goes on like paint and gets in every possible hole. I finally got it stopped. I redo it every year.

Good luck with your skylight project!! 😉

[deltabravo]

Can be done, but like mentioned above, extra framing will need to be added - framing that surrounds the opening of the skylight so you have something other than roof plywood to screw the skylight's mounting flange to.

Me: I am not a fan of the skylight in my truck camper because it's a source of heat loss in the winter, and incoming heat in the summer.

[downtheroad]

"Major Project"???
I guess it depends on how handy you are.
You will have to add extra framing and of course you will have to cut a major hole in the roof (and that's the part that scares me).

Of course you are aware that leaks are the real, "major project," when it comes to RV's.

[Bumpyroad]

see new thread " Living area skylight "
bumpy