Fitting a keylite roof window from start to finish. Most of the advice should apply to any roof window. Not quite the two minutes that Roger Bisby demonstrates in his video but it doesn't take too long.
Also them 2 screws you thought you lost at the end if you look the hole from the top flashing lines up with the 1 at the top of the 2 side flashings so the screw goes through both! you had already put the screws I’m surprised you dident hit the screw head with the self tapper ! I’m sure it won’t matter
Had a roofer fit some of these a few years ago on my self build and i have just had my first leak, not enough for a drip but discoloured the plaster at top after a cloud burst. Checked it out by standing on a scaffold tower on the inside. There was a lot of leaf debri in the top and side channels that may caused the top to overflow. Looks like cleaning the leaf debri out will be a anuual event. Great video, only one online with any detail about keylite windows.
Thanks for the feedback. Can you put a leaf catcher higher up the roof to try to keep them out of channels. Having said that, regular inspection is probably a good thing as it helps catch things before they become a serious problem.
I’ve just ordered four of these windows for my kitchen extension that I’m building. It’s good to see a live fitting as opposed to the training rigs and fancy music in the Keylite/Skillbuilder videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
@@mr-jack 1 down two to go, never installed anything like this before so the vid was really useful. Much better to see in a real world scenario instead of the studio based stuff they do.
hi just watched your video I've now have a greater understanding of the job I've got to do come the summer and I thank you for that, my only question to you if you were to do your roof again would you not order the 1.5 meter Tyvek membrane and use it for the felt collar?? and save money it would just be a case off stenciling the frame.
Rob, the felt collar has stitching around the corners to make it fit the window better. You could probably make one with the 1.5M Tyvek but I wanted to use the manufacturers collar just in case I had a leak. Keylite actually say the collar is optional but as my roof is the minimum 15 degrees I wanted to be a bit belt and braces.
Stuart, thanks for your comment. I just followed the instructions in the manual from Keylite. If you have time maybe post a video showing your way. I am happy to link it from here.
Mark, thanks for the comment but I think you might be confused with another Tyvek product. Tyvek® Supro is a durable, water resistant membrane that is reinforced with a laminated polypropylene nonwoven. This airtight, vapour-permeable membrane is extremely water-resistant, and can be used for all supported and unsupported pitched roofs. www.dupont.co.uk/products/tyvek-supro.html/
@@mr-jack I may be wrong then mate sorry, I am a roofer and a user of tyvek, I thought that you was using the tyvek building paper and not the tyvek roof felt .my bad. Sorry buddy
Sam, thanks for the comment. You are absolutely right, I am not on a price, I am a DIYer. The video is to show others how it is done and I include all footage to give people who have not done it before a realistic display of what is involved.
