Skylight Roof Cricket

Unit skylights installed in accordance with section r308 6 and flashed in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions shall be permitted to be installed without a cricket or saddle.

Skylight roof cricket.

This way you can get the precise fit fr your chimney or skylight every time. Riverside custom fabricates all crickets sold. A roof cricket is essentially a v shaped peaked structure that is installed in the space on the high side of a chimney or in the valley that occurs in certain roof transitions. The junction between a roof and a chimney or skylight is one of the most prone to leak in a roof.

Or preventing dangerous ice dams from forming. Crickets are normally but not always sold in conjunction with chimney flashing kits. Cricket or saddle coverings shall be sheet metal or of the same material as the roof covering. The height should be at least as high as the slope in order to direct water away from the chimney so if the slope is 4 in 12 place.