Skylight Inspection | Parsippany – Commercial Skylight Repair

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An Embassy Suites by Hilton Skylight Inspection and Certification.

An onsite skylight survey and inspection was made on 5/17/2017 by Skylight Specialists, Inc., represented by Dan Packard.

The single cluster sits in the center of the building and the other two sit one on either end.

Glazing: Acrylic, bronze tint, dual glazed, not fall protected
Structure: Adequate spacing and size structural aluminum frame.
Anchors: Adequate anchor size and count around perimeter.
Curbs: Adequate height and flashing in good shape.
Flashing: Metal flashing is starting to fail. It is heavily caulked at the corners and will likely lead to leaks—has failed in gutters between tiers.
Evaluation: Skylights are in acceptable condition except for seven collapsed domes and two broken domes.
Rating: 4 of 10
Expected Life Span: 3-5 years.
Recommendation: Replace broken domes as they are at risk of breaking the rest of the way and that becomes a life safety issue. Gutters are leaking now and need to be replaced or skylights need replaced because of poor design of low 1 degree slope. Gutters are leaking now.

Glazing: Acrylic, , bronze tint, single glazed, not fall protected.
Structure: Adequate spacing and size structural aluminum frame.
Anchors: Access unavailable.
Curbs: Adequate height and flashing in good shape.
Flashing: Needs replaced due to peeling finish, caulking cannot seal to the metal properly.
Evaluation: All glazing is crazed and one lens is cracked and should be replaced.
Rating: 4 of 10
Expected Life Span: 3-5 years.
Recommendation: Replace glazing in skylight or replace skylight.

Inspection/Certification Nationwide — It all starts with a simple phone call.
1-866-759-7732