ESKADE-SYSTEM barrel vault skylight assembly instruction

General information

The installation instruction of Eskade-System skylights, barrel vault skylights and continuous vault skylights is a technical information presented in a graphic and video form that allows to understand the process of skylight installation. In the manufacturing of the elements, Eskade- System assumes a surplus so it might be necessary to cut the polycarbonate sheets and aluminum profiles to the desired dimension at the construction site. This necessity results from different parameters of linear thermal expansion of different materials. Depending of the time of the year in which the installation takes place, different spaces should be left between the elements - smaller during the summer, larger during the winter season. polycarbonate parameters link

The instruction has been created for the installation of skylights mounted on a steel sheet base, because this is the type of skylight that is most commonly ordered. Due to a great diversity of construction solutions applied in architecture, the skylights presented in the instruction may be installed also on the types of bases different from the ones presented - namely bases made of wood, steel, concrete and other materials. The instruction has been created for two types of polycarbonate sheets: 10 mm in thickness and ranging from 140 cm to 360 cm, and 16 mm in thickness and ranging from 180 cm to 380 cm. It has also been assumed that the skylight base is made of zinc coated steel sheets of 1,5 mm in thickness and the inner spacers shown in the pictures are placed in distances of 300 cm. The aluminum profiles used in skylight roofing are made of raw aluminum. Optionally, the profiles can be painted for extra charge to any color of the RAL color chart. Since every building, and therefore also every skylight, is subject to pressure and loads, it is advisable to consult an expert in architecture and construction works before the installation, who may allow or adjust a given skylight roofing solution to a particular building. The durability of skylights and awnings and their sustainability to snow load should also be adjusted to the region in which they are installed. Long snow retention should never be allowed on these types of constructions. If necessary, before the installation of skylights and other forms of roof glazing, legal permissions should be granted by appropriate institutions. To make things even clearer concerning the installation of polycarbonate, we have prepared a lot of tutorial materials that should facilitate the assembly of skylights.

Skylight conservation

All parts of the skylight should be cleaned only with running water with small doses of detergent. All types of abrasive substances, dissolvent, cleansers, or disinfectants contain chemical substances that may come into reaction with polycarbonate, aluminum profiles and EPDM gaskets. Eskade System bears no responsibility for damages caused by inappropriate use, installation or maintenance of the products.

Final provisions

This instruction is for reference only and will not be taken into account as a basis for forming any claims against the Manufacturer. Eskade System claims the right to modify and improve all elements of the products presented. Any information, materials, files, video materials, animations, visualizations, descriptions, trademarks, and photos presented in this instruction must not be published or redistributed without the written consent of Eskade System Jan Duerschlag. All rights reserved. This material is subject to copyright and patent rights (65577, 64096, 64097, 65072) and it must not be published, copied and distributed in any form. Any attempt at copying, modifying of reprinting of the text of this instruction or sharing it in electronic media or in any other form is forbidden.