Tupelo Roof Pros provides professional skylights & sun tunnels in Tupelo, MS for residential and commercial properties across northeast Mississippi. Cutting a skylight means putting a deliberate opening into the one assembly whose whole purpose is to have none. That is worth doing, and we do it. But the detail we choose depends almost entirely on what sits directly beneath that opening.
Over a room with no attic, the shaft is short or absent and nothing catches a slow drip before it reaches drywall. That is the case in most of the additions and vaulted dens we work on here, so we go curb-mounted, framing the curb on site to stand four inches clear of the finished roof plane, with step flashing woven up both sides of it course by course.
A deck-mounted unit sits lower and looks better, and it is a reasonable choice on a steep main roof with an open attic and real clearance under it. We will not put one on a shallow addition. At three in twelve water moves slowly and backs up behind anything standing proud of the deck, and the deck-mount detail carries very little reserve when that happens.
Manufacturer flashing kits are worth their price and we use them, but the kit does not include the part that matters most: a self-adhered membrane wrapping the curb and lapping onto the deck before any metal goes down at all. That is the layer that saves a ceiling when the head flashing eventually collects a needle dam and holds water for an entire afternoon.
Condensation gets blamed on flashing constantly and wrongly. A failed insulated glass panel over a bathroom or a kitchen will run water down the shaft on a cold morning with a perfectly dry roof around it. We check the glass and the shaft insulation before pulling any covering, because replacing a unit costs far less than rebuilding a curb for no reason. That check takes ten minutes and has saved people here a four-figure repair.
If you have an old skylight and a roof that is due, replace both at the same time. Working a unit into a new roof costs a fraction of cutting one back in later, and a twenty year old acrylic dome sitting in a brand-new roof is the leak everyone predicts and nobody budgets for. If you decided years ago that you never liked it, we will frame the opening closed and deck it over instead.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — mechanically seamed 24-gauge standing seam panel, exposed-fastener R-panel with neoprene washer screws, chemically resistant KEE and PVC membrane, self-adhered modified bitumen with granulated cap sheet, tapered polyisocyanurate insulation and curb crickets, lead-wedged counterflashing in a sawn mortar joint — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Tupelo and nearby communities including Saltillo, Verona, Baldwyn, Guntown.
What We Handle
Everything our skylights & sun tunnels in Tupelo covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of skylights & sun tunnels work in Tupelo, MS. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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- skylight replacement lee county
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- skylight leak repair tupelo ms
- curb mounted skylight lee county
- deck mounted skylight tupelo
- skylight flashing kit tupelo ms
- skylight condensation tupelo
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- skylight curb rebuild tupelo
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Tupelo services.
Materials, equipment and how we do skylights & sun tunnels
The difference between skylights & sun tunnels that lasts and skylights & sun tunnels that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with mechanically seamed 24-gauge standing seam panel, exposed-fastener R-panel with neoprene washer screws, chemically resistant KEE and PVC membrane, self-adhered modified bitumen with granulated cap sheet, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Tupelo job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in northeast Mississippi means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do skylights & sun tunnels outside Tupelo
Tupelo Roof Pros covers Tupelo and the surrounding communities of northeast Mississippi. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Saltillo, MS — Lee County, population 4922
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Verona, MS — Lee County, population 2792
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Baldwyn, MS — Lee County, population 3071
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Guntown, MS — Lee County, population 2410
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Nettleton, MS — Lee County, population 1935
- Skylights & Sun Tunnels in Shannon, MS — Lee County, population 1496
Start on the Tupelo Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Tupelo Chooses Tupelo Roof Pros
- ✓We scope every roof by what sits directly under it, so a plane over a finished ceiling gets a different assembly than a plane over an open attic bay with clearance.
- ✓Inside first, roof second. The attic and the rooms with no attic above them get walked before anybody sets a ladder against the fascia.
- ✓A fixed budget goes into underlayment, valleys and penetrations before it goes into an upgraded shingle, because that is where water actually gets in.
- ✓We price a fastener and coating program on sound plant metal before pricing a replacement, and we work in bays so production never has to stop.
The standards behind skylights & sun tunnels
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The skylights & sun tunnels work we do in Tupelo follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every skylights & sun tunnels project in Tupelo gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free skylights & sun tunnels free estimate in Tupelo, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.