Dome rooflight replacement in Plumstead

What the job costs in Plumstead

Guide ranges for supply & fit, per dome; building control notice fee extra on homes in England and Wales. Your price is fixed in a written quote after we have seen photos or surveyed. Scaffold, access towers or a crane are priced separately if the job needs them, and building control fees, where a job needs them, are shown as their own line.

Coverage in and around Plumstead

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Woolwich, 1 mile from Plumstead, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in SE18, SE2 and SE28. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Abbey Wood, around 1 mile out, is treated the same way.

Already bought your unit?

Your unit or ours, the fitting standard is the same. For supply and fit we choose a dome rooflight to suit the roof and price it with the installation. For fit-only we work with what you have, after confirming it arrived undamaged, that it matches the builder's opening, and that the upstand will sit at the height the maker asks for. Report any transit damage to the seller, as the product cover is theirs and the maker's. Our written guarantee applies to the fitting itself.

On the day, we cover

• Old dome unscrewed, lifted off and taken away
• Kerb checked for rot, size and height before the new unit goes on
• Inside checked for drips and the trim refitted
• Kerb size and adaptors — We measure every kerb against the new dome's sizes.
• Fragile dome safety — We treat old domes as fragile at all times.

From arrival to clean-up

On the day, you need to be in at the start and at the end. In between, the fitters get on with it. They will want the room below cleared where possible, a parking spot if you have one, and somewhere to set the unit down safely. After checking the opening and the upstand or flashing, they fix a dome rooflight, seal it and finish the inside. Packaging and any old unit leave with them unless the quote says otherwise.

Do you need permission in Plumstead?

England's rules in short: permitted development usually covers a rooflight on a house roof provided it doesn't stick out more than 0.15 m or rise above the ridge, though a listed building always needs consent and some streets have Article 4 directions. Building regulations apply to new openings, and replacements go through building control; as we are not registered with a competent person scheme, we use a building notice and show the fee on the quote. The energy limit for rooflights in existing homes is 2.2 W/m²K, and the 2026 Approved Document L, in force from 24 March 2027, keeps that figure.

Help us quote accurately

What we cannot see, we have to guess, and guesses make quotes wider. So the more you send, the tighter the price. Useful: shots from the roof or garden, shots from the room underneath, a rough width and length, the roof finish, any access problems, and the product page if you have already ordered. Add the property postcode around SE18 and we will come back with a quote or a survey date.

Common questions in Plumstead

Questions before you commit? Send them over with your Plumstead postcode and we will answer them plainly, with a quote alongside.