The toughest pieces to cut and fold are the ones at upslope and downslope. They require folding across the scallops and around two corners. From lessons learned the other day, I created a wooden jig shaped to mimic the tile contours to use as anvil. Hammering the tile edges just enough resulted in a curved fold that maintains the tile width and not flare out or crease together. It's almost an art. Proper-height battens underneath support it from collapsing in.This is not for the short attention span. I had to simultaneously consider the low pitch angle by shimming the battens for potential puddling of rainwater on each scallop, figure a way to install a flashing skirt that would fit snug all around, and how to attach the skylight itself since the entire height of the 2x6 curb is taken up. I think I have a solution.
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