Skylight Installation & Repair in Hickory, NC
Veteran-owned, CertainTeed & Owens Corning certified, serving Hickory and 8 NC counties since 1995.
Veteran-owned, CertainTeed & Owens Corning certified, serving Hickory and 8 NC counties since 1995.
A skylight is a hole cut in your roof. Done well, it is a beautiful source of natural light that will outlast the shingles around it. Done badly, it is a permanent leak with a view.
S&S Roofing installs and repairs skylights across Hickory, Catawba County, and the NC Foothills. The critical work is not the unit itself — it is the flashing assembly that integrates it into the roof, and that is where nearly every skylight problem originates.
Veteran-owned since 1995, fully insured, our own crews. Free assessment on both new installs and existing leaks.
We assess the roof structure and framing to confirm the unit can be placed where you want it, then cut, frame, and flash the opening properly. Placement is chosen for the light you actually want and for a roof plane that will shed water cleanly.
Older skylights — particularly acrylic bubble units — degrade, yellow, craze, and eventually leak. Modern glass units with factory flashing kits are dramatically better performers and worth the swap.
A leaking skylight is usually a flashing failure, not a failed unit. We determine which it actually is before recommending a replacement you may not need.
Manufacturer flashing kits are engineered for the specific unit and roof type. Site-fabricated substitutes and generous applications of sealant are the leading cause of skylight leaks.
Water dripping from a skylight is not always a leak — sometimes it is condensation caused by poor attic ventilation or an uninsulated light shaft. The fix is completely different, and correctly telling the two apart saves real money.
For interior rooms, hallways, and bathrooms with no exterior roof access, tubular units bring in daylight with a much smaller and simpler roof penetration.
The flashing assembly is the whole job. Get it right and the skylight outlives the roof; get it wrong and no amount of sealant will save it.
Overhead daylight transforms dark hallways, stairwells, kitchens, and bathrooms far more effectively than a comparable window would.
Modern glass units with low-E coatings and thermal breaks add daylight without the heat gain and heat loss penalties of older acrylic bubble skylights.
Cutting into a roof means cutting rafters. The opening must be framed and headed properly to carry the load — this is not a job for improvisation.
Condensation and true leaks look identical from inside the room and require entirely different repairs. Diagnosing correctly is what keeps you from replacing a unit that was never the problem.
We are roofers. The skylight is flashed as part of the roof rather than dropped in by someone who does not have to answer for the roof around it.
S&S Roofing has been veteran-owned and locally operated since 1995 — over 30 years and 4,500+ roofs across the NC Foothills. You are hiring the same company that shows up on your roof.
Every full re-roof and full roof replacement carries a 5-year workmanship warranty on top of the manufacturer's material warranty. If our installation is the problem, we come back and fix it.
We are certified with CertainTeed, Owens Corning, TAMKO, and GAF — including CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster and Owens Corning Platinum Preferred, a tier held by roughly the top 1% of contractors nationwide.
The crew on your roof works for S&S Roofing. We do not sell your job to a subcontractor, which is how quality and accountability get lost on most roofing projects.
We carry $2M general liability plus workers' compensation. Certificates are available on request before we set foot on your property.
If we make a mistake, we make it right. That is the whole policy, and it is why most of our work comes from referrals and repeat customers across eight counties.
Skylights get sold as windows and installed as windows, and then they leak — because they are actually a roofing detail, and the flashing integration is the entire job. S&S Roofing approaches skylights as roofers: structure first, flashing second, glass last. We have been doing that across Hickory, Newton, Conover, Taylorsville, Statesville, Morganton, Lenoir, and Lincolnton since 1995. Veteran-owned, fully insured, certified with four major manufacturers, and never subcontracted. Whether you want to add natural light or you have a unit that has been leaking for years, call (828) 495-1805 for a free assessment.
Most roofs, yes — but the structure has to be assessed first. Rafter spacing, roof pitch, and the framing above the room all determine what is possible and where. We evaluate your roof and tell you what will actually work before anything gets cut.
Usually the flashing, not the unit. Site-fabricated flashing, sealant used as a substitute for proper flashing, and degraded flashing on older installations are the common causes. The glass and the seal on a modern unit outlast the flashing around them by a wide margin.
Frequently it can be repaired — if the unit is sound and the flashing has failed, we rebuild the flashing. If it is an aged acrylic bubble unit that has crazed and gone brittle, replacement is the better investment.
No, and this matters. Condensation on the interior glass from poor attic ventilation or an uninsulated light shaft looks exactly like a leak from inside the room but has a completely different fix. We determine which one you have before recommending anything.
A single unit into an existing roof is typically a one-day job. Multiple units, structural framing changes, or a light shaft through a finished ceiling take longer.
Old acrylic bubble skylights did exactly that. Modern glass units with low-E coatings and thermal breaks control solar heat gain far better, and correct sizing and placement matter as much as the glass specification.
Tubular skylights, sometimes called sun tunnels, are the answer. They channel daylight down a reflective tube from a small roof penetration into hallways, bathrooms, and closets that could never take a conventional unit.
Yes — our workmanship is warrantied, and the unit itself carries the manufacturer's warranty. We will explain exactly what each covers before we start.
"They are always very professional, show up when they say they will and have very competitive prices. I would highly recommend them for any project."
"Best roofing contractor in this area! Had our roof replaced with no problems since. Quality work, great cleanup, high-quality materials at a fair price."
"Finished my house, barn and shed roofs in three days. Nice workers and a great job on the cleanup. Would absolutely use them again."
"The S&S team is the most professional and dedicated crew that has worked on my project. Excellent from the first phone call to the final inspection."
"Fair, honest, and they did exactly what they said they would. My new metal roof looks fantastic and the price was right."
"Quick to respond after a storm and walked us through the whole insurance process. Couldn't ask for better service."
"They are always very professional, show up when they say they will and have very competitive prices. I would highly recommend them for any project."
"Best roofing contractor in this area! Had our roof replaced with no problems since. Quality work, great cleanup, high-quality materials at a fair price."
"Finished my house, barn and shed roofs in three days. Nice workers and a great job on the cleanup. Would absolutely use them again."
Veteran-owned since 1995 and trusted across the Foothills, Lake Norman & Charlotte suburbs. Call or request your free on-site estimate today.