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A skylight and paver walkway, installed to a roofing structure, including a skylight having a pane and framing members that surround and support the pane, and including a paving surface, the paving surface having plurality of pavers that extend immediately adjacent to the skylight. Each paver has a

A skylight and paver walkway, installed to a roofing structure, including a skylight having a pane and framing members that surround and support the pane, and including a paving surface, the paving surface having plurality of pavers that extend immediately adjacent to the skylight. Each paver has a paver top, and is supported by a pedestal such that it is individually adjustable in height to make the pavers substantially level with each other. The framing members have a framing member top, and the panes have a pane top. The framing member top, the pane top, and paver top of the pavers adjacent to the framing member are substantially flush with each other, such that a continuous walkway is created between the skylight and paving surface.

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1. A paver and skylight walkway, installed upon a roofing surface, comprising: a skylight, having framing members that support a glass pane, the pane having a pane top, the framing members each having an adjustable cap that is height adjustable, each adjustable cap having an adjustable cap top;a pav

1. A paver and skylight walkway, installed upon a roofing surface, comprising: a skylight, having framing members that support a glass pane, the pane having a pane top, the framing members each having an adjustable cap that is height adjustable, each adjustable cap having an adjustable cap top;a paving surface having a plurality of pavers supported by and raised above the roofing structure, each paver having a paver top, the paving surface extending immediately adjacent to the skylight; andwherein the paver top of each paver that is immediately adjacent to one of the framing members is flush with the adjustable cap top of the adjustable cap of said framing member and flush with the glass pane such that a continuous walking surface is created with the skylight and paving surface. 2. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 1, further comprising a pedestal associated with each paver, each pedestal having a base, a platform, and an adjustment mechanism, each pedestal supporting its associated paver on its platform. 3. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 2, wherein four framing members together surround and support the pane, each framing member has a vertical portion, an upper vertical part, and a thermal break between the vertical portion and the upper vertical part. 4. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 3, wherein the pane is an insulating glass unit that includes a structural glass panel having significant weight, a thermal glass panel, and a spacer between the structural glass panel and thermal glass panel creating an air gap therebetween. 5. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 4, wherein each framing member includes a support shelf that has a support shelf top and extends laterally from the vertical portion, and a step block on the support shelf top, the step block having a step block top, a step block bottom, and a step block inner side, wherein the structural glass panel is supported by the step block and the thermal glass panel is supported by the support shelf, such that the structural glass panel does not exert its weight upon the spacer between the structural glass panel and thermal glass panel. 6. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 5, further comprising a glass setting block associated with each framing member, each glass setting block made of a rubbery material and extending upon the support shelf for directly supporting the thermal pane, extending upwardly along the step block inner side, and extending across the step block top to directly support the structural glass panel. 7. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 6, wherein the support shelf top and step block bottom have mating fasteners such that the step block is selectively detachable from the support shelf. 8. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 7, wherein the adjustable cap includes an inside wall and an outside wall, the inside wall having a protruding foot that extends between the framing member and the pane, wherein the paver and skylight walkway further comprises backer rod extending between the pane and framing members, and wherein the protruding foot helps maintain the backer rod in place. 9. A paver and skylight walkway, installed upon a roofing surface, comprising: a skylight, having framing members that are secured to the roofing surface and support a glass pane, each framing member having a framing member top, the pane having a pane top, wherein the pane is an insulating glass unit that includes a structural glass panel having weight, a thermal glass panel, and a spacer between the structural glass panel and thermal glass panel creating an air gap therebetween, wherein the structural glass panel and thermal panel are separately supported such that the structural glass panel does not exert its weight upon the spacer and thermal glass panel;a paving surface having a plurality of pavers supported by and raised above the roofing structure, each paver having a paver top, the paving surface extending immediately adjacent to the skylight; andwherein the paver top of each paver that is immediately adjacent to one of the framing members is flush with framing member top of said framing member and flush with the glass pane such that a continuous walking surface is created with the skylight and paving surface. 10. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 9, wherein each framing member has a vertical portion, an upper vertical part, and a thermal break that connects the vertical portion and upper vertical part, each framing member further having a support shelf having a support shelf top, and having a step block that is attached to the support shelf top and have a step block top, wherein the support shelf top supports the thermal glass panel and the step block top supports the structural glass panel. 11. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 10, further comprising a glass setting block associated with each framing member, each glass setting block made of a rubbery material and extending upon the support shelf for directly supporting the thermal pane, extending upwardly along the step block inner side, and extending across the step block top to directly support the structural glass panel. 12. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 11, wherein each framing member has an adjustable cap having an adjustable cap top, the adjustable cap top is the framing member top, wherein the adjustable cap includes an inside wall and an outside wall, the inside wall having a protruding foot that extends between the framing member and the pane, wherein the paver and skylight walkway further comprises backer rod extending between the pane and framing members, and wherein the protruding foot helps maintain the backer rod in place. 13. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 12, further comprising a pedestal associated with each paver, each pedestal having a base, a platform, and an adjustment mechanism, each pedestal supporting its associated paver on its platform. 14. A paver and skylight walkway, installed upon a roofing surface, comprising: a skylight, having framing members that are secured to the roofing surface and support a glass pane, each framing member having a framing member top, the pane having a pane top, wherein the pane is an insulating glass unit that includes a structural glass panel having significant weight, a thermal glass panel, and a spacer between the structural glass panel and thermal glass panel creating an air gap therebetween, wherein the structural glass panel and thermal panel are separately supported such that the structural glass panel does not exert its weight upon the spacer and thermal glass panel;a paving surface having a plurality of pavers, and having a pedestal associated with each paver, each pedestal having a base, a platform, and an adjustment mechanism, each pedestal supporting its associated paver on its platform, each paver having a paver top, the paving surface extending immediately adjacent to the skylight; andwherein the paver top of each paver that is immediately adjacent to one of the framing members is flush with the framing member top of said framing member and flush with the glass pane such that a continuous walking surface is created with the skylight and paving surface. 15. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 14, wherein each framing member has a vertical portion, an upper vertical part, and a thermal break that connects the vertical portion and upper vertical part, each framing member further has a support shelf having a support shelf top, and a step block that is attached to the support shelf top and has a step block top, wherein the support shelf top supports the thermal glass panel and the step block top supports the structural glass panel. 16. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 15, wherein the framing members as recited include four framing members that together surround and support the pane, each framing member has a vertical portion, an upper vertical part, and a thermal break between the vertical portion and upper vertical part. 17. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 16, further comprising a glass setting block associated with each framing member, each glass setting block made of a rubbery material and extending upon the support shelf for directly supporting the thermal glass panel, extending upwardly along the step block inner side, and extending across the step block top to directly support the structural glass panel. 18. The paver and skylight walkway as recited in claim 17, wherein each framing member has an adjustable cap having an adjustable cap top which is the framing member top, wherein the adjustable cap includes an inside wall and an outside wall, the inside wall having a protruding foot that extends between the framing member and the pane, wherein the paver and skylight walkway further comprises backer rod extending between the pane and framing members, and wherein the protruding foot helps maintain the backer rod in place.