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manufactured home inspector: Bubble Skylights...Just as good as having a hole in your roof. - 03/16/10 11:10 AM
I don't know what compelled manufactured home builders to install these "water intrusion devices", .....but unfortunately they did. In fact., if I am going to find a leaking skylight it is often this design.
The problem is they run a bead of sealant around the back, and slap it into place. Sealants provide a few years of life (maybe) and then the water finds its' way in. Some of these will have tar slathered around the perimeter in an attempt to stop the water entry, but in this case they just allowed it to leak. Just as well, because the tar would not … (3 comments)

 

Harold Miller - Everett Home Inspector

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