New rooflight in an existing roof in Bow

What the job costs in Bow

Guide ranges for supply & fit, including structure and making good; building control or warrant fees extra. 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 E3 and neighbouring districts

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Stratford, 1 mile from Bow, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in E3, E15 and E14. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Limehouse, around 1 mile out, is treated the same way.

Your rooflights or ours

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

What the job includes

• Survey of joist direction, roof build-up, ceiling void and access
• Rooflight fitted, sealed and checked for even clearance on every side
• Plasterboard reveals formed inside and left ready for skim or decoration
• Which way the joists run — We check the direction and size of the joists before fixing the rooflight's position.
• Upstand energy performance — We build the upstand to meet the energy limit for site-built upstands, not just to hold the rooflight up.

Fitting your rooflight, step by step

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 new rooflight 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.

Planning, building control and Bow

Two sets of rules matter in England. Planning: a rooflight on a house is normally permitted development if it projects no more than 0.15 m and stays below the highest part of the roof, but flats, listed buildings and Article 4 areas need checking. Building regulations: new openings need approval for the structure and energy performance, and a replacement is a controlled fitting. We are not registered with a competent person scheme, so we notify replacements to building control with a building notice and put the council's fee on the quote.

Details that speed up your quote

What we cannot see, we have to guess, and guesses make quotes wider. So the more you send, the tighter the price. Useful: shots from the roof or garden, shots from the room underneath, a rough width and length, the roof finish, any access problems, and the product page if you have already ordered. Add the property postcode around E3 and we will come back with a quote or a survey date.

Common questions in Bow

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