Fitting Roof Tiles Around Velux

Firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other.

Fitting roof tiles around velux.

Remove the tiles by lifting them and pulling them back between the rafters. The roof flashing this keeps the joint between the new window frame and the roof watertight is then fitted. You are now ready to fit your flashing. Press and smooth the bottom apron of the flashing to the countours of the tiles and screw down.

Edp plain tiles up to 14mm in profile pdf. The tiles or slates are then laid back into position up to the sides of the new window frame. Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. The opening sash is removed from the new window and the remaining frame is fitted into the new opening using fixing brackets supplied.

Edt flat tiles between 15mm 40mm in profile. Position the first roll of underlayment at one side of the roof perpendicular to the lower edge the eave of the roof. Whether you have never fitted a velux roof window before and would like a basic introduction or you have been fitting velux roof windows for years and would benefit from a best practice session there is a training session to suit your needs. Velux flashings are made specific to work with particular roof materials so make sure you purchase the right type for your window.

Working from the centre remove the battens or felt to expose the tiles and other roofing materials. Firstly you re going to find fitting a velux is very similar to fitting any other brand of roof window apart from a few minor differences in trims and flashings.