A new roof light.

I mentioned in my previous post that our Musketeer needed a new roof light.  UV appeared to have aged the plastic and the translucent part had cracked.  An attempt to repair it with some sort of mastic or sealant had been made, but it wasn't working and a some water was coming in when it rained.  After getting the old one off this is what I saw.

The lugs where the screws that hold the cover on to the handles had broken away and some sort of sealant had been put in to try and fix it.  I doubt it ever sealed it, but it did look to have been there for some time.  A replacement unit was only £40 so why didn't the previous owner just replace it?  Someone had already replaced the toilet one in the not too distant past.
  With the old roof light out I started to clean up the hole that was left and inspect the timbers.  Thankfully it had not been leaking there and everything was in good order.

I fixed in the new roof light using fresh mastic tape.  All in all a very easy and satisfying job to do.

That roof could do with a clean!

Simon.