New rooflight in an existing roof in Oadby

Guide prices in Oadby

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.

Areas around Oadby we cover

Jobs across LE2, LE18 and LE5 are part of our normal cover for Oadby. 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 Evington and Wigston Magna 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

Supply and fit tends to suit people who would rather not pick a unit from a catalogue. We look at the roof, the opening and how you use the room, then put a new rooflight on the quote that fits all three. Fit-only suits people who already know what they want, or have one on site. We are happy with either. The difference is who stands behind what: on fit-only, the maker or retailer covers the product, and our workmanship guarantee covers the installation.

What the job includes

• Insulated upstand built square, level and to the maker's height
• Opening marked out, covering stripped back and the deck cut cleanly
• 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.
• Cables, pipes and ceiling fittings — We look into the ceiling void for anything in the way of the new opening.

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 Oadby

In England, a new rooflight opening generally needs building regulations approval because the roof structure is altered and the glazing must meet energy rules: 2.2 W/m²K for a rooflight in an existing home, or 1.4 W/m²K (or WER Band B) for a roof window. Planning is often not needed on a house: permitted development covers rooflights that stand no more than 0.15 m proud of the roof slope and sit below the highest part of the roof. Flats, listed buildings and areas with an Article 4 direction are different, so we check your address first.

What to send for a quick 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 LE2 and we will come back with a quote or a survey date.

Common questions in Oadby

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