It s designed to divert water preventing it from pooling and causing damage over time.
Skylight roof cricket.
Riverside custom fabricates all crickets sold.
The junction between a roof and a chimney or skylight is one of the most prone to leak in a roof.
The height should be at least as high as the slope in order to direct water away from the chimney so if the slope is 4 in 12 place.
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.
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.
A roof cricket is essentially a v shaped peaked structure that is installed in the space on the high side of a chimney or in the valley that occurs in certain roof transitions.
Or preventing dangerous ice dams from forming.