Loft conversion roof windows in Edinburgh

Guide prices in Edinburgh

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 warrant fees, where a job needs them, are shown as their own line.

Covering EH2 and neighbouring districts

Edinburgh and the districts around it, EH2, EH3 and EH1, all sit inside our working area. So does the ground between Edinburgh and Musselburgh (6 miles), and on towards Bonnyrigg (6 miles). When a fitting team is booked, their travel is already in the quoted price, so it does not turn up as a surprise line on the final bill.

Your loft roof windows or ours

A damaged delivery is a frequent snag on fit-only work. Before the day, unpack a loft roof window, 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 opening size and the flashing kit it expects. If everything lines up, we fit it. If not, we explain what needs changing first.

What we do on the day

• Tiles or slates cut and refitted, with the roof left weathertight
• Rafters trimmed and doubled where the openings need them
• Underlay dressed and taped around every frame
• Approved loft drawings — We work to the window positions on your approved loft drawings or agree changes with your builder first.
• Fitting stage and weather — We plan when the windows go in around the rest of the conversion.

How a fitting day runs

Where a job takes one to two days, 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 a loft roof window 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.

Regulations for Edinburgh properties

In Scotland a new rooflight needs a building warrant before work starts. A like-for-like replacement including the frame is exempt from a warrant but must meet current standards, so the glazing has to reach 1.6 W/m²K or better. For planning, rooflights on houses outside conservation areas can often go ahead under permitted development, but it is worth confirming with the planning authority.

Help us quote accurately

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, EH2 or a neighbouring district.

Common questions in Edinburgh

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