Skylight Installation in Lincoln, RI — Curb-Mounted VELUX on a Colonial

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This two-story yellow-clapboard Colonial in Lincoln, RI sits on a wooded suburban lot, its gabled dormers and attached two-car garage framed by trees that keep the interior shaded much of the day. On an overcast New England afternoon, the owners wanted more than lamplight in the rooms upstairs — so Pinnacle installed a set of curb-mounted VELUX skylights across the pitched asphalt roof, opening bright light-wells into the spaces below even under a gray sky.

Scope of Work

Placing several skylights across one roof takes layout discipline, so our crew mapped each opening to the rooms it would serve before a single cut was made. We located the units between the rafters to leave the framing intact, squared the openings, and set each VELUX skylight on its curb at the correct height above the shingle plane. Every curb was wrapped in ice-and-water membrane and finished with the manufacturer’s flashing kit so water sheds cleanly around it, and the interior light-wells were built and finished to carry daylight straight down. Each unit was then checked individually for a clean seal, and the surrounding shingles were dressed back in so no transition was left exposed. See our Skylights service for how multi-unit installs are coordinated.

What We Installed (And Why)

We installed curb-mounted VELUX skylights across the pitched roof — curb-mount because it lifts each unit above the roof plane for a strong, reliable flashing base, which is what you want when several openings share the same slope. Spreading the units deliberately means daylight reaches multiple rooms rather than concentrating in one bright spot, so the whole upper floor benefits instead of a single space.

The strength is in the details you cannot see from the yard: ice-and-water membrane around every curb, flashing kits lapped correctly over the shingle courses, and light-wells finished to spread the light evenly. Multiplying the number of openings multiplies the number of places water could get in, which is why consistent, disciplined flashing on every single unit matters so much on a job like this. Even on the overcast day these photos were taken, the skylights pull real daylight into the interior — proof that they work in Rhode Island’s cloudy stretches, not just under full sun.

Project Photo Gallery

New skylight brings natural light into the finished roof

Deck-mounted skylight with clean flashing

Interior daylight from the new skylight

Good To Know: Do skylights still help on cloudy days?

They do. Skylights capture overhead light from the whole sky, not a direct beam, so even under the overcast conditions common in New England they brighten a room far more than a wall window. That is part of why we placed several across this Lincoln roof — the daylight holds up whether the sky is blue or gray. For a home shaded by mature trees, that steady, diffuse light is often the single biggest improvement to how the upstairs rooms feel day to day.

Why This Approach Works

A home shaded by mature trees benefits enormously from light brought in from above, and multiple well-placed skylights turn a series of dim upstairs rooms into bright, livable space. By curb-mounting each unit and wrapping every opening in membrane and matched flashing, we deliver that daylight without giving up the roof’s watertightness. The house feels open and cheerful even when the woods and the weather conspire to keep it dark, and because the units are set as a coordinated group, the light is balanced across the floor rather than crowded into one room.

Why Pinnacle

Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights has served Rhode Island since 2012, and as a VELUX 5-Star Skylight Specialist we hold the manufacturer’s highest installer credential — the assurance that multi-unit installs like this one are done exactly to spec, opening by opening. Backed by 100+ five-star Google reviews, a BBB A+ rating and full RI licensing, plus NRCA and RIBA membership, we build skylights that brighten homes for the long haul.

Lincoln, RI

Lincoln’s wooded lots and suburban Colonials give it a quiet, established feel — and plenty of homes shaded enough that overhead daylight makes a real difference inside. We know the town’s neighborhoods and how its tree cover shapes what a house needs to stay bright and comfortable. That local knowledge is why so many Lincoln homeowners turn to us when their interior rooms feel darker than they should. Explore our Lincoln roofing services to learn more.