Loft conversion roof windows in Whitstable

Guide prices

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.

Where our fitters travel

Jobs across CT5, CT6 and CT2 are part of our normal cover for Whitstable. 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 Herne Bay 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.

What we check on a supplied unit

If you have bought a loft roof window yourself, we check four things before fitting. First, the delivery: open it, look for chips, cracks and bent frames, and report any damage to the seller straight away. Second, the size, measured against the builder's opening rather than the external frame. Third, the flashing kit and the roof pitch range. Fourth, the maker's instructions, which set the fixings and sealing. Product warranty claims go to the seller and maker; our guarantee is for how it was fitted.

What we do on the day

• Underlay dressed and taped around every frame
• Insulation collars fitted so the room's insulation meets each frame
• Window positions set out on the slope to line up inside and out
• Energy performance in a loft — We check every window meets the energy limit for roof windows in existing homes.
• Balcony-style windows — We check the rafters and the roof pitch before recommending balcony-style windows.

What happens on the day

Fitting days start with a look at the sky. If rain is due, the order of work changes so the roof is never left open to it. A typical day for a loft roof window runs like this: set up access, protect the room, open up the roof or prepare the existing kerb or frame, check sizes, fix, seal, then finish inside. On jobs that take more than a day, the opening is weather-sealed overnight. The last hour goes on tidying, waste removal and a walk-round with you.

Do you need permission in Whitstable?

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.

Before you get in touch

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, CT5 or a neighbouring district.

Common questions in Whitstable

Planning a loft roof window in Whitstable? Tell us about the roof and we will come back with a clear price in writing.