Electric opening rooflight installation in Maidstone

Guide prices

Guide ranges for supply & fit; the electrician's final connection is quoted separately. 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 ME16 and neighbouring districts

Fitters travel to the job, so the address is what counts. In Maidstone that means postcode districts ME16, ME15 and ME14, and the same teams can just as easily take on work in Chatham, about 8 miles away, or Rochester at roughly 8 miles. Survey and fitting dates are offered according to fitter availability, and travel is built into the quote rather than added later.

Fit-only or supply and fit

A damaged delivery is a frequent snag on fit-only work. Before the day, unpack an electric opening 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

• Unit fitted, sealed and weathered like a fixed flat rooflight
• Upstand checked or built to suit the unit and its actuator housing
• Cable route planned through the kerb or reveal before the lining goes on
• Cable length and size — We check the cable run against the maker's limits before planning where the controls go.
• Where power comes from — We find a sensible power supply for the rooflight before fitting day.

What happens on the day

Where a job takes one day, plus the electrician's connection, the split is usually structural work first and finishing second. Early on, the fitters cut or prepare the opening, trim where needed and prepare the upstand or flashing. Then an electric opening rooflight is lifted in, fixed and made weathertight so the roof is sound before anyone moves inside. Plasterboard, trim and filler for the reveal come after. Each evening the work area is swept, and at the end the glass is cleaned and the team talks you through what was done.

Planning and building rules in England

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.

What to send for a quick quote

For fit-only work, the product details matter most: the link, the spec sheet, or a photo of the label on the box. Alongside that, send pictures of the roof and the ceiling below, approximate opening sizes, the type of roof covering, and how someone would get onto the roof. For supply and fit, the same photos and sizes do the job. Finish with your postcode, such as ME16.

Common questions in Maidstone

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