New rooflight in an existing roof in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Fitting across Stoke-on-Trent and nearby

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2 miles from Stoke-on-Trent, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in ST4, ST1 and ST5. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Longton, around 3 miles out, is treated the same way.

Already bought your unit?

There are two ways to do this. Supply and fit means we source a new rooflight that suits your roof and install it, so one company answers for both the product choice and the fitting. Fit-only means you buy the unit and we install it. With fit-only, the product warranty stays with the maker or seller, and our written guarantee covers the fitting work. Both routes get the same checks on the opening, the upstand and the maker's instructions before anything is fixed.

What we do on the day

• Rooflight fitted, sealed and checked for even clearance on every side
• Roof membrane, felt or tiles made good and dressed up the upstand
• Joists or rafters trimmed with new timbers to carry the load around
• Upstand energy performance — We build the upstand to meet the energy limit for site-built upstands, not just to hold the rooflight up.
• Planning for your roof — We check whether the new rooflight falls within permitted development for your house and nation.

From arrival to clean-up

Arrive and agree the plan. Sheet the floor and furniture. Set up the ladder, tower or scaffold. Check the opening, the upstand or flashing, and the unit against the paperwork. Fix and pack a new rooflight level. Seal it into the roof. Line the reveal or fit the ceiling trim. Clean the glass, clear the waste, and talk you through it. That is the shape of most fitting days, and for this type of job it usually takes two to three days.

Regulations for Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Details that speed up your quote

Keep it simple. Two or three photos, outside and inside. Approximate sizes. What the roof is made of. Anything awkward about getting up there, such as a conservatory below, a narrow side path or no parking. If you bought the rooflight online, the link or model name. Then your postcode in or around ST4. That is enough for a first price.

Common questions in Stoke-on-Trent

Tell us your postcode, ST4 or close by, and what you want fitted. We will reply with the next steps and a quote.