Exeter, RI Skylight Installation — Two New Skylights Added on Dolly Pond Road

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When a homeowner on Dolly Pond Road in Exeter reworked their roof, they seized the chance to add two new skylights — turning a dim interior into a space washed with natural daylight from above.

Scope of Work

Because the skylights went in alongside broader roof work, the crew sequenced everything so the openings were cut, framed, and flashed while the surrounding roof deck was still exposed — the cleanest possible way to integrate a skylight. We located each opening from inside and out, cut the deck, and set a proper mounting curb for each unit. Ice-and-water shield was wrapped around the full perimeter of every opening, then the manufacturer’s step and head flashing kit was layered in with the field shingles so water is directed over the top edge and away from the sides. To learn more about our skylight installation service, see our dedicated page. We finished by dressing the interior light wells and cleaning the glass.

What We Installed (And Why)

Two deck-mounted skylights were set into the finished roof, each sealed with a curb-and-flashing system engineered to move water around the unit rather than trusting caulk to hold it back. The photos show the pair sitting flush and tight in the field of the shingles, with clean flashing lines on every side. Around each opening we wrapped self-adhered ice-and-water membrane, the same detail we use in valleys and other high-risk areas, so even wind-driven rain has nowhere to sneak in.

Skylights are only as good as the roof they sit in, so the units were tied into a fresh, watertight shingle field rather than patched into aging roofing. That matters: the most common cause of a leaking skylight is not the glass but a failed flashing detail at the curb. By installing the openings as part of the roof work, we controlled every layer — deck, membrane, flashing, and shingle — in the correct order, top over bottom, so the finished result sheds water the way a roof is supposed to.

Project Photo Gallery

Natural light pours in through the new skylight

Deck-mounted skylight set into the finished roof

Clean skylight flashing detail on the completed roof

Good To Know: Will adding skylights make my roof more likely to leak?

Not when they are flashed correctly. A skylight is essentially a curb rising out of the roof, and every curb is waterproofed the same disciplined way we flash a chimney or a wall — ice-and-water wrap around the opening, then a metal flashing kit woven into the shingle courses so water always laps over the layer beneath it. Done right, a well-installed skylight is no more of a leak risk than a properly flashed vent, and it stays dry for the life of the roof.

Why This Approach Works

Cutting the openings while the roof was being worked on let the crew integrate the skylights into the system instead of retrofitting them into an existing roof. Every waterproofing layer was installed in sequence, so nothing had to be cut back into or disturbed after the fact. The result is two sources of free, natural daylight that brighten the rooms below without adding a maintenance headache — and a roof that reads as one continuous, weather-tight surface rather than a field dotted with afterthoughts. Natural overhead light also changes how a room feels, cutting down on the need for lamps during the day and opening up ceilings that used to feel closed in. Because the flashing does the waterproofing rather than the sealant, there is nothing to reapply and no bead of caulk to watch as it ages.

Why Pinnacle

Skylights are a specialty, not a side job. Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights is a VELUX 5-Star Skylight Specialist, a qualification that reflects our training and track record on skylight installation and flashing. We have served Rhode Island since 2012, we hold RI Residential License #39446, and we back our work with more than 100 five-star Google reviews and an A+ rating from the BBB. When a skylight is installed by a crew that flashes them week in and week out, you get daylight without the second-guessing.

Exeter, RI

Exeter is one of Rhode Island’s most rural communities, full of wooded lots, open acreage, and homes set well back from the road. Those tree-shaded properties are exactly where skylights earn their keep, pulling daylight into rooms that would otherwise stay dim. We are proud to serve homeowners throughout Exeter with roofing and skylight work built for the long haul.