The junction between a roof and a chimney or skylight is one of the most prone to leak in a roof.
Skylight roof cricket.
Or preventing dangerous ice dams from forming.
Crickets are normally but not always sold in conjunction with chimney flashing kits.
This way you can get the precise fit fr your chimney or skylight every time.
Mark the height of the cricket on the back edge of the chimney.
Cricket or saddle coverings shall be sheet metal or of the same material as the roof covering.
A well flashed joint with a cricket from riverside is key in avoiding any problems.
Riverside custom fabricates all crickets sold.
Unit skylights installed in accordance with section r308 6 and flashed in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions shall be permitted to be installed without a cricket or saddle.