New rooflight in an existing roof in Sutton

Sutton guide prices

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.

Coverage in and around Sutton

Jobs across SM2, SM1 and SM3 are part of our normal cover for Sutton. 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 Carshalton and Banstead 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

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

Included in the work

• Roof membrane, felt or tiles made good and dressed up the upstand
• Rooflight fitted, sealed and checked for even clearance on every side
• Survey of joist direction, roof build-up, ceiling void and access
• Cables, pipes and ceiling fittings — We look into the ceiling void for anything in the way of the new opening.
• Planning for your roof — We check whether the new rooflight falls within permitted development for your house and nation.

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 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.

Regulations for Sutton 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.

What to send for a quick quote

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, SM2 or a neighbouring district.

Common questions in Sutton

For a free, no-obligation quote in Sutton, use the form or call us with the details of your roof.