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Brent · HA0 · Greater London

Frameless rooflight installation in Brent

Glass is heavy, and bigger units get heavy fast. Fitting a frameless rooflight in Brent means planning how it travels from the delivery vehicle to the roof without chipping an edge or straining a back. Smaller units go up by hand with two fitters. Larger ones may need a hoist, a scaffold loading bay or a crane, and we tell you at quote stage if that applies. Once it is up, the fitting follows the maker's sequence: seat, fix, seal, finish. We take on work like this across Greater London.

Guide price from £1,445 · Supply & fit

Brent guide prices

Small frameless

£1,445 – £2,145including VAT at 20%

Up to about 1000 × 1000 mm, hidden frame inside the upstand

Medium frameless

£2,145 – £3,345including VAT at 20%

Up to about 1000 × 2000 mm

Large frameless

£3,345 – £5,395including VAT at 20%

Large single panes, lifting gear on the day

Guide ranges for supply & fit. 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 Brent

If you also own a property or a business unit in Wembley, Harrow or Harlesden, that is no problem. We can survey and quote both, and where it suits, line the fitting days up together. Every address is reached by fitters travelling to it from their current jobs, and HA0, HA9 and UB6 sit comfortably within that pattern.

Already bought your unit?

Your unit or ours, the fitting standard is the same. For supply and fit we choose a frameless 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.

What we do on the day

  • Roof covering turned up and finished under the glass overhang
  • Inside reveal formed so plaster or trim meets the glass cleanly
  • Fall set in the upstand so rain clears the oversailing glass edge
  • Laminated inner pane — We confirm the inner pane is laminated or otherwise suited to being overhead.
  • How the reveal will look — We agree the finish at the glass edge before building anything.

Fitting your frameless rooflight, step by step

Arrive and agree the plan. Sheet the floor and furniture. Set up the ladder, tower or scaffold. Check the opening, the upstand or flashing, and the unit against the paperwork. Fix and pack a frameless rooflight level. Seal it into the roof. Line the reveal or fit the ceiling trim. Clean the glass, clear the waste, and talk you through it. That is the shape of most fitting days, and for this type of job it usually takes one day.

Regulations for Brent 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

A fast quote needs five things: a photo of the roof from outside, one from the room below, rough sizes of the opening or the space, the roof covering (felt, single-ply, fibreglass, tiles, slate or metal), and a note on access. If you have already bought the unit, add the product link or spec sheet. And give us the postcode, HA0 or a neighbouring district.

Common questions in Brent

Do you offer trade rates for builders and roofers?

We carry out subcontract fitting for builders, roofers, extension companies and commercial contractors. Pricing is per job or per schedule of units, agreed in writing before we start. We can work to your programme, fit on your upstand or build our own, and leave the opening ready for the next trade. Send drawings or a unit schedule and we will come back with a trade quote.

Will my new frameless rooflight leak?

A correctly fitted unit should not. Leaks usually trace back to the detail around the frame: an upstand that is too low, a membrane or flashing that is not dressed properly, sealant applied to a damp surface, or water ponding against the kerb. We fit to the maker's instructions and check each of those points. The fitting carries a written workmanship guarantee, with its terms set out on your quote.

Do you make good inside after fitting?

Yes, where the quote includes it. Internal finishing usually means lining the reveal with plasterboard, taping or skimming, and fitting trim where it meets the ceiling. Some people prefer their own plasterer or decorator to finish off, which is fine. The written quote spells out exactly where our work stops, so nobody is left guessing about who does what once the unit is in.

Planning a frameless rooflight in Brent? Tell us about the roof and we will come back with a clear price in writing.

Rear extension at dusk with lit rooflights and a roof lantern
Ready when you are

Frameless rooflights in Brent

Send photos and rough sizes, or ask for a survey for install work. One fixed written price before anything starts.

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