Step by Step: Replacing OEM skylights with new Custom Maxim Skylights

[dpandorf]

Its been raining cats and dogs that last couple weeks here in the mountains. My new skylights are expected to arrive on Wednesday and I plan on installing them on Thursday.

Brevard, NC weather forecast

Then we hit the road for 2 months once that's complete.

[2dabeach]

Bambi Bandit... Want to thank you for your detailed instruction on mounting the Maxim skylight. In your pictures of the installed skylight I can see a number of bronze colored screws on the top of the frame as well a some on the sides of the frame that were not caulked. I see that you caulked all of the screws you installed to mount the skylight down to the sides of the trailer installed frame but did not caulk the others. Just wanted to know why you did not caulk the other screws.

Thanks

[dpandorf]

Originally Posted by 2dabeach

Bambi Bandit... Want to thank you for your detailed instruction on mounting the Maxim skylight. In your pictures of the installed skylight I can see a number of bronze colored screws on the top of the frame as well a some on the sides of the frame that were not caulked. I see that you caulked all of the screws you installed to mount the skylight down to the sides of the trailer installed frame but did not caulk the others. Just wanted to know why you did not caulk the other screws.

Thanks

I just got online and saw an update to this thread and wanted to respond to your question since I've also installed the Maxim's on my stream too.

The link below is to a PDF from the Maxim website and shows a diagram of how the skylight is put together. The only screws that could allow water into the trailer are those that Bambi has caulked horizontally into the side of the curb that sticks up from the roof of the trailer. The other screws are those that hold the skylight in the frame itself.

Maxim skylights

Plus I've posted a photo of the curb mount image: