Here are a few more things to think about in relation to roof pitch and specifying skylights.
Glazing slope roof.
Sloped glazing vertical rafter detail at transition to steep roof detail 3 4 3 dwg dwf pdf the detail shows a skylight rake detail within a steep roof assembly.
Framing supporting sloped glazing and skylights shall be designed to resist the tributary roof loads in chapter 16.
2008 figure 11 sloped glazing in lieu of roofs.
Skylights set at an angle of less than 45 degrees 0 79 rad from the horizontal plane shall be mounted at least 4 inches 102 mm above the plane of the roof on a curb constructed as required for the frame.
Figure 10 sloped glazing built in 1980 s investigated after collapse.
Figure 12 coordination of slope with deflections.
Other considerations for roof pitch and specification.
Deflection there is a level of flex that will occur in all glazing and it can be particularly apparent in overhead installations.
Sloped glazing is a system of exterior cladding which is attached to the main force resisting system structure of a building roof or sloped façade and usually supported by an elevated curb.
A metal counterflashing for the step flashing that forms the transition from the roof to the rafter is integrated into the pressure bar detail.
Aluminium roof glazing bars.
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Wind loads snow loads and the weight of the glass itself.