Skylight Repair in Atlanta, GA

Natural light in your home without flipping a switch — skylights are a great feature. Until they're not. When a skylight starts leaking, fogging up, or collecting condensation on the inside, you notice it fast. And in Atlanta, where you can get significant rainfall in a matter of hours, a leaking skylight is not a problem that waits patiently while you figure out who to call.

What Usually Goes Wrong

Leaking. Water coming in during rain, pooling on the frame, staining the ceiling below. Here's something worth knowing before you panic: the skylight glass itself is often not the problem. Frequently, it's the flashing around the skylight — the metal barrier between the unit's frame and the surrounding roof surface. Flashing failure is cheaper to address than replacing the whole unit.

Foggy or cloudy glass. Double-pane skylights develop interior fogging when the seal between the glass layers breaks down. Insulation value is gone and it looks bad. That typically means glazing replacement — but not necessarily the entire unit.

Cracked glass. Hail impacts, falling branches, just age. Atlanta gets hail events that crack skylight glass and most homeowners don't notice until it rains. At that point, replacement is usually the only direction.

Interior condensation. Sometimes what appears to be a leak is condensation forming on the inner surface and running down the frame. That's typically a ventilation or attic humidity issue — an attic ventilation problem, not a skylight problem. Important distinction because the fix is completely different.

Repair vs. Replacement

Skylight less than 15 years old and water is getting in around it rather than through it? Resealing the flashing is usually the right move — significantly cheaper than a new unit. Skylight itself failing — dead seals, corroded frame, old single-pane unit? Replacement makes more financial sense. Many Atlanta homeowners replace skylights during a roof replacement — get everything done at once rather than disturbing new shingles a year later.

Skylight giving you trouble? Call (678) 766-9646 and we'll figure out exactly what you're dealing with.