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Skylight replacement in Stark County, Ohio
The owner inspects every skylight himself, sends a photo report the same day, and gives you one written price good for a year before any work starts.
Guttrz replaces failed skylights across Stark County, Ohio, from North Canton and Canton to Jackson Township, plus Summit and Medina counties. The owner inspects the skylight and the roof around it, sends a photo report the same day, and gives one fixed written price good for a year, with a job minimum. Replacement includes the new glass unit, a new curb where needed, the manufacturer's flashing kit, ice and water shield, and the shingles around the opening, with interior finish not included. Fogged glass, a cracked or yellowed acrylic dome, or a rotted curb means replacement; a sound unit that leaks at the flashing is a repair instead.
Skylight replacement in Stark County, OH from Guttrz starts the way every job we do starts: the owner inspects the skylight and the roof around it himself, sends you a photo report the same day, and gives you one written price good for a year. A skylight is both a window and a hole in the roof, so the real question is rarely whether it can be fixed. It is which part failed. It is one of the roof repair services Guttrz offers in Stark County.
Is your skylight leaking or has it failed?
A leaking skylight lets rain in around the unit. A failed skylight has a problem inside the unit itself. The fix is different for each, and a careful look from the roof and from the room below usually settles which one you have.
Signs the skylight has failed
- Fogged glass. Haze or droplets trapped between the two panes mean the factory seal has broken. The glass is no longer insulated, and no sealant applied on the outside brings that back.
- A cracked or yellowed acrylic dome. Many North Canton skylights from the 1980s and 1990s are plastic bubbles. Sun makes the acrylic brittle, and hail or a dropped branch finishes the job. A chalky, yellow dome is on its way out even without a crack.
- A rotted curb or frame. Press the wood around the glass with a thumb. Soft wood, dark staining, or a frame that has pulled away from the glass means water has been inside it for years.
Signs the skylight is leaking but intact
Clear glass, a solid frame, and a stain on the drywall below point to the flashing, the shingles above the unit, or the gasket between the glass and the frame. Those are repairs, and the skylight leak repair page walks through each one. A stain that is nowhere near the skylight may be water traveling along a rafter from higher up, which is a job for the roof leak repair page.
Should you reflash the skylight or replace it?
Reflashing means pulling the shingles around the skylight, fitting a new metal flashing kit with ice and water shield under it, and reshingling. Replacing means a new unit as well. Reflashing makes sense when the unit is sound and has a good ten years left in it. Replacement makes sense when the unit has failed, or when the roof is being replaced anyway.
| What you see | Reflash | Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Stain at the bottom corners after heavy rain, glass clear, frame solid | Usually | Only if the unit is old |
| Fog between the panes | No, that seal is inside the unit | Yes |
| Cracked or yellow acrylic dome | No | Yes |
| Soft wood at the curb or frame | No, new flashing cannot hold onto rot | Yes, with a new curb |
| Skylight more than 20 years old on a roof being replaced | Not worth it | Yes, while the shingles are off |
| Drips in cold dry weather with no rain | Neither, see condensation below | Neither |
Is it condensation or a leak?
Water on the inside of the glass in January, with no rain in days, is condensation. Warm, humid house air hits glass that is close to freezing and the moisture drops out of it. It runs down the glass, collects at the bottom of the frame, and drips, and it looks exactly like a leak. A real leak shows up during or right after rain, or when snow on the roof melts. Dry the frame, mark the wet spot with a piece of tape, and watch what brings it back.
Condensation is heaviest in bathrooms and kitchens, over a shaft with no insulation, and on old single-pane or acrylic units. A new double-pane unit with a low-E coating runs warmer on the room side and condenses far less. If the fog is between the panes rather than on the room side, that is a failed factory seal, not condensation.
What does skylight replacement in Stark County include?
- The skylight unit. A new fixed or venting skylight sized to the existing opening, in glass rather than acrylic.
- The curb. On a curb-mounted skylight, a new wood curb if the old one is rotted or the wrong height. A deck-mounted unit fastens to the roof deck and needs no curb.
- The flashing kit. The manufacturer's kit matched to the unit, with the sill, step, and head pieces fitted in order with the shingle courses.
- Ice and water shield. Self-adhering membrane around the opening before the flashing goes on, so meltwater that backs up in February has nowhere to go but down the roof.
- Shingles. The courses around the skylight are pulled and relaid. On an older roof the new shingles will not match exactly, and the photo report shows you the closest color before we order.
- Cleanup and photos. The old unit hauled away and photos of the finished flashing sent to you.
Interior finish is not included. If the drywall in the shaft is stained or the trim around the opening is damaged, that is a painter's or carpenter's job once the roof is dry, and the report tells you whether it needs one.
When is the right time to replace skylights?
The right time is while the roof is being replaced. The shingles around the skylight are already off, the flashing has to be redone anyway, and a skylight as old as the roof will not outlast the new shingles. Putting a 25-year-old unit back under shingles rated for 30 years sets up a leak repair in a few years that means cutting into the new roof. Roofing by Guttrz starts asphalt shingle roof replacements in spring 2027, and every inspection report lists each skylight with a keep or replace note. Now booking spring 2027 roof replacements. Free roof inspections now.
Outside a roof replacement, replace a skylight when it has failed, when it has leaked twice, or when the dome has gone yellow. A clear, sound skylight on a roof with ten years left can stay where it is.
When is a skylight repair not worth it?
A repair is not worth it when the skylight is one of several things wrong with the roof. If the shingles around it are bald, the valleys are worn, and a pipe boot has split, the skylight is a symptom, and a new flashing kit buys a year or two at most. The roof repair vs replacement page sets out how we draw that line, and the roof replacement page covers what a full tear-off includes.
How is skylight replacement priced?
You get one fixed written price before any work starts. It covers the unit, the curb if one is needed, the flashing kit, the membrane, the shingles, and cleanup, with nothing added on the day. A job minimum applies, so a single small skylight costs about the same as a slightly larger one, and two skylights on the same roof cost less per unit than two separate visits. The price is good for a year.
Where does Guttrz replace skylights?
Guttrz is based on Doncaster Street NW in North Canton, so the skylights closest to home sit on the ranches and split-levels of the 1960s to 1980s that make up most of the city, and on the two-story homes built since the 1990s. The skylight replacement in North Canton page covers those houses street by street, and the skylight replacement in Hudson page covers the large 1990s colonials on wooded lots in Summit County. A skylight replacement inside North Canton city limits may need a permit from the City of North Canton Development Services Department at 145 North Main Street, and Guttrz pulls the permit where one is required.
If the report says the roof needs replacing too, the skylights go on the same quote as the roof replacement in North Canton.
Every skylight gets the owner's own inspection, a photo report the same day, and one written price that holds for a year. Get a fixed written price for skylight replacement in North Canton, or text your address to (330) 818-5584 and we text or call you within the hour.
Questions
How long does skylight replacement take?
A single skylight replacement on a walkable roof is usually finished in one visit, most often in a morning or an afternoon. Steep roofs, a rotted curb that has to be rebuilt, or two or three skylights on the same house take longer. The written price names the day and the time it should take, and we text you when the roof is closed up again.
Can you replace an acrylic dome skylight with a glass one?
Yes. Most dome skylights sit on a wood curb, and a curb-mounted glass unit is made to drop onto a curb of the same outside size. If the old curb is sound and the right height, the new glass unit and a new flashing kit go on without changing the opening. If the curb is rotted, it is rebuilt first. The new glass is double pane and far better insulated than the plastic it replaces.
Do I have to replace all my skylights at once?
No. Each skylight is rated on its own in the photo report, and a clear, sound unit can stay. Because a job minimum applies, two or three skylights done on the same visit cost less per unit than doing them one at a time over several years, so if more than one is close to the end, the report will say so and price both ways.
Will the shingles around the new skylight match my roof?
Not exactly. Shingles fade, and a ten-year-old roof is a lighter shade than the same color new. We match the manufacturer and color as closely as the report can confirm, and the patch is small, two or three courses around the opening. On a roof that is close to replacement, the mismatch is one more reason to do the skylight with the roof.
Do I need a permit to replace a skylight in North Canton?
Possibly. North Canton issues its own permits through the Development Services Department at City Hall, 145 North Main Street, and the city requires a permit for most exterior work including roofs. Replacing a skylight in the existing opening is often treated differently from cutting a new one, so we check with the department before the job and pull the permit where it is required.
Can you add a skylight where there has never been one?
Guttrz replaces existing skylights. Cutting a new opening means framing, a new light shaft through the attic, drywall, and trim, which is a remodeling job as much as a roofing one. We do not quote new openings. If you have an old skylight you want gone instead, we can close the opening, deck it, and shingle over it so the roof is whole again.
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Written by Christian Schaffner, owner of Guttrz. Updated November 8, 2026.
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