How to Install a Wide-Angle Skylight
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. Venting skylight with flashing kit
2. 2x4s
used to reframe sill
3. 2x12
used to form a header over the skylight
4. 15-pound roofing felt
5. Drywall
used to cover the interior surfaces around the skylight6. Corner bead
used to protect the drywall corners
7. Joint compound
8. Drywall tape
9. 1 1/2-inch drywall nails
used to attach corner bead
10. 1/2-inch plywood
used to create viewing shelf
11. Primer and paint -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Tape measure
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Hammer
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Drill-driver
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Drywall saw
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Reciprocating saw
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Drywall knife
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For more on skylights:
•What to Consider When Buying Skylights
•Leakproof Flashing
•Mobile Home Skylights
•Skylight Drip
•Windows on the Roof
•Leaky Skylights
- Helpful Info
- Article: What to Consider When Buying Skylights
- Ask This Old House: How to Fix Screw Pops in Drywall
- Video: How to Patch Drywall
- Video: How to Hang Drywall on a Ceiling
- Article: Drywall Do-It-All
- Ask This Old House: Hiding Drywall Gaps
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