Scituate, RI Skylight Installation on Sprucebrook Rd: Two Deck-Mounted Skylights Bring Daylight to a New Roof

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When a homeowner on Sprucebrook Rd in Scituate, RI decided the time had come for a new roof, they saw an opportunity to do more than simply replace worn shingles. Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights set a pair of deck-mounted skylights into the freshly rebuilt roof over the garage wing, turning a dim, closed-in space into one that fills with daylight from morning to dusk.

Scope of Work

The project ran as a coordinated re-roof and skylight skylight installation so that every layer went in together and in the right order. The crew tore the old roof off down to the deck, inspected the sheathing, and replaced any boards that had softened over the years. Once a sound, flat plane was ready, the team laid out and cut the two skylight openings, framing each one square to the rafters so the finished units would sit true. From there the roof system went back on around the openings, and the skylights were flashed into the field of shingles rather than dropped on top of it. The interior light-wells were then framed and finished so daylight carries cleanly from the roof deck down into the living space below.

What We Installed (And Why)

Both skylights were deck-mounted units set into the plane of the new roof, each installed with a manufacturer curb-and-flashing kit engineered to shed water around the frame. Before either unit went in, the crew wrapped the opening in self-adhered ice-and-water membrane, sealing the most vulnerable seam on any roof — the transition where a hole is cut through the deck. That membrane bonds directly to the sheathing and self-seals around fasteners, so wind-driven rain and winter ice have nowhere to work their way in.

On the outside, step and head flashing were layered into the surrounding shingle courses following the shingle-over-flashing sequence, which lets water run down the roof and over the top of each flashing piece instead of behind it. Inside, the framed light-wells were finished to spread the daylight and give the ceiling a clean, intentional look. The result is a roof that reads as one continuous system, with the skylights integrated into it — not two separate jobs bolted together.

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 a new skylight leak somewhere down the road?

It is the first question most homeowners ask, and the honest answer is that a skylight only leaks when it is installed poorly. Nearly every skylight leak traces back to flashing that was rushed or a curb that was never properly wrapped. That is why the details on this Scituate roof matter so much: the ice-and-water membrane around the opening, the correctly layered step flashing, and a factory flashing kit matched to the unit all work together to keep water moving down and off the roof. Installed this way and tied into a fresh roof system, a deck-mounted skylight is built to stay watertight for the long life of the roof around it.

Why This Approach Works

Adding skylights during a full re-roof is the ideal time to do it, because the roof is already open and the crew controls every layer instead of retrofitting into an aging surface. Cutting and flashing the openings while the deck is exposed means the membrane, underlayment, flashing, and shingles all interlock the way they were designed to, with no seams left to chance. The homeowner gets natural light and better daytime ambiance in the same visit that solves the roof, and the finished assembly carries a single, unified line of defense against Rhode Island rain, snow, and ice rather than a patchwork of old and new.

Why Pinnacle

Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights is a VELUX 5-Star Skylight Specialist, a qualification that reflects real training in the curb, flashing, and waterproofing details that make or break a skylight install. Since 2012 we have paired that skylight expertise with full-system roofing, so a job like this Scituate project is handled start to finish by one accountable crew. We hold a 5.0-star Google rating with 100+ five-star reviews and an A+ rating with the BBB, and we are fully licensed in Rhode Island. When you invite daylight through your roof, the flashing behind it has to be right — and that is exactly what we build.

Scituate, RI

Scituate is one of Rhode Island’s most rural and scenic communities, known for the reservoir, wooded lots, and classic New England homes set back among the trees. Those leafy, shaded properties are exactly where a well-placed skylight earns its keep, pulling daylight into rooms that the tree canopy would otherwise keep dim. Pinnacle is proud to serve homeowners across Scituate with roofing and skylight work built for the local climate.