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Skylight Installation

Bob meets with Ryley, the carpenter, and installs a Velux skylight on a curb mount. Ryley discribes the mounting hardware and screws used to mount the window and Bob explains how the shingles will be applied once the roof is completed. Bob also demonstrates flexibilty of the window design which includes a collapsable balcony.

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" Now what are the advantages of having a very steeply pit crew as we do here on the cabin is that you can make full use of skylight installation and get. Clinton a light into the space. And this is traditional. Fixed skylight right right -- says yes -- great. And it's very simple a very simple installation. Definitely lined up accurate standard on the opening. As I look at their Daryn. A good. What what size nails the use well into around going to screw them in with. But nails that come without screws that come with that -- Variance and a half fillets that. Now the the question would arise how common -- column itself. Doubled up two by. Caller if you will and the reason for that is to. Provided enough space for our insulation and -- room which in this particular house is on the outside -- The of stealing the cathedral ceilings. So we're using. -- porridge that does not forward right -- showing that a little bit later but right now you get this secured and after all this is put in -- dashing leading right up. Underneath there right that's right it would just take these caps -- step -- when we wrote that in and put the cap back on exactly. But the real story is. A new track skylight turned it into about any industry that I've got to go. Back on the inside. -- now that's -- venting skylight that works. Installing a -- actually that'll be hooked up to a remote controls so that you can open it without having regions like I have here but when you have a situation where perhaps actually. The window something like this really allows for great ventilation in the space in back one of the features I like about this one is that. And tilted. Bring it inside. So that you can do any cleaning this needs to be done. On your own without having to worry too much about hiring somebody to come do it. Course the glasses state of the art. But are -- laugh. That the low key. Factor attached to it but the real neat thing about this is that it. Creates a balcony. The lower part of the unit actually opens up like this the railing is already in it so that you can stand out here and enjoy the -- And if you want to just close it he just take that thing back up. Very easily. And lots beckoned to play it."

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