Dome rooflight replacement in Herne Bay

Guide prices

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.

Covering CT6 and neighbouring districts

Jobs across CT6, CT5 and CT2 are part of our normal cover for Herne Bay. We are not an office on the high street. Our fitting teams come out to the property from wherever they are working that week. Neighbouring places such as Whitstable and Canterbury are covered on the same terms, so a house on the edge of town is no harder to book than one in the centre.

Already bought your unit?

A damaged delivery is a frequent snag on fit-only work. Before the day, unpack a dome rooflight, photograph it, and tell the seller about any cracks or scuffs, because claims are much easier made early. We will also ask for the model or a link, so we can read the maker's instructions and check the builder's opening size and the upstand height it expects. If everything lines up, we fit it. If not, we explain what needs changing first.

Included in the work

• Kerb checked for rot, size and height before the new unit goes on
• Adaptor or packing fitted where the old kerb needs it
• Membrane checked where it meets the kerb, with small repairs made
• Fragile dome safety — We treat old domes as fragile at all times.
• Upgrading to glass — We check whether the kerb suits a glass unit before recommending one.

From arrival to clean-up

Protection comes before tools. Floors, furniture and stairs get covered, and the ceiling below the opening is sheeted to catch dust. Up top, the fitters confirm the opening is square and the upstand or flashing suits what the maker specifies. Fixing follows, then weather-sealing into the membrane, felt or tiles. Only once the roof is tight do they turn to the internal reveal. Time on site for a dome rooflight: a few hours per dome, weather permitting.

Regulations for Herne Bay properties

Replacing a rooflight in an English home is a controlled fitting: it has to be self-certified by a scheme-registered installer or notified to building control. We are not registered with a competent person scheme, so replacements we fit are notified with a building notice, and the new unit has to meet current energy limits. Adding a new one usually means a building regulations application, because joists or rafters are trimmed. On the planning side, most house rooflights are permitted development if they project 0.15 m or less; on a side slope the glass must be obscured and fixed unless the opening part is over 1.7 m above the floor.

Getting a price from photos

Each detail you send takes a question off our list. Photos inside and out show the opening and the ceiling. Rough measurements tell us the unit size. The roof covering tells us how it will be sealed in. Access notes tell us whether a tower or scaffold is needed. A product link, if you have one, lets us check it against the opening. Your postcode, CT6 or nearby, confirms travel.

Common questions in Herne Bay

Got a unit waiting to go in, or need one sourced? Either way, start with your Herne Bay address and a couple of photos.