Like most Pinnacle roofing projects, the work was completed efficiently — minimizing disruption for the homeowner.
A Brown School Road homeowner in Glocester turned to Pinnacle after a storm put their roof — and the skylights set into it — at risk. We used aerial imaging to inspect every plane and penetration, documented the damage for the insurance claim, and rebuilt the roof with careful attention to the vulnerable areas around the skylights. In rural northwestern Rhode Island, a thorough, well-sealed restoration is worth its weight.
Scope of Work
We opened with a drone inspection to survey the storm-damaged roof and, importantly, the flashing and seals around the skylights — common leak points after high winds. The imagery supported a detailed storm damage restoration claim, then our crew rebuilt the roof: tear-off to the deck, decking replacement where needed, new underlayment, re-flashed skylight curbs, and a fresh asphalt architectural shingle system across every plane.
What We Installed (And Why)
Skylights change how a storm roof has to be rebuilt. Every skylight is a penetration through the roof plane, so the flashing and underlayment details around it have to be reworked precisely to stay watertight. Our aerial assessment let us inspect those areas closely before a single shingle came off, so the rebuild addressed them head-on rather than roofing around a hidden weak point.
With the roof torn to the deck, we replaced any compromised sheathing and reinstalled the full water-management system — ice-and-water membrane at the eaves and valleys, synthetic underlayment across the field, and freshly integrated flashing at the skylights, walls, and penetrations. New drip edge, starter, ridge cap, and balanced ventilation completed a roof built to keep this home dry through the next storm.
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Good To Know: Do skylights need special attention after a storm?
Absolutely. Skylights are among the most leak-prone spots on any roof because they interrupt the shingle field, and storm winds can loosen their flashing or damage their seals. During a storm restoration we inspect each skylight closely, re-flash and re-seal as part of the rebuild, and document any storm-related damage for your claim. Handled properly, they’ll shed water as reliably as the rest of the roof.
Why This Approach Works
The most common storm-roof failures happen at penetrations — and skylights are penetrations. By assessing them from the air first and then re-flashing them as an integral part of a full tear-off, we eliminate the hidden leak paths that a surface-level repair would leave behind. The result is a complete restoration, backed by clear documentation, that protects the whole roof rather than just the obvious damage.
Why Pinnacle
Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights has served Rhode Island since 2012, and skylights are right in our name — we know exactly how to protect and re-flash them during a storm rebuild. We hold a 5.0-star Google rating with 100+ five-star reviews, an A+ BBB rating, and NRCA and RIBA membership, and we’re fully licensed and insured (RI Residential Lic #39446). From aerial inspection to final ridge cap, we handle the roof and the claim together.
Glocester, RI
Glocester sits in Rhode Island’s rural northwest corner, a town of rolling woodland, historic villages like Chepachet, and country homes set well back from the road. Its wooded, exposed properties take the brunt of the wind and falling limbs when storms move through. We’re proud to bring thorough, skylight-savvy storm restoration to homeowners across Glocester.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How were the skylight curbs rebuilt?
Every skylight is a penetration through the roof plane, so on this Brown School Road rebuild the flashing and underlayment around each one were reworked precisely. The crew re-flashed the skylight curbs as part of the full tear-off, with freshly integrated flashing at the walls and other penetrations too, instead of roofing around a hidden weak point.
Why use aerial imaging before a storm rebuild?
A drone survey let the crew inspect the storm-damaged roof, and the flashing and seals around the skylights, closely before a single shingle came off. The imagery supported a detailed claim, and it meant the rebuild on this Glocester home addressed the skylight areas head-on rather than discovering problems halfway through.
Why do wooded Glocester properties take the brunt of storms?
Glocester sits in Rhode Island’s rural northwest, with rolling woodland, villages like Chepachet and country homes set well back from the road. Wooded, exposed properties take the brunt of wind and falling limbs when storms move through, so this roof was rebuilt to the deck with ice and water membrane at the eaves and valleys and synthetic underlayment.