New rooflight in an existing roof in Wolverhampton

Guide prices in Wolverhampton

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 Wolverhampton and nearby

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Wednesfield, 2 miles from Wolverhampton, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in WV1, WV2 and WV3. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Willenhall, 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 the job includes

• Survey of joist direction, roof build-up, ceiling void and access
• Plasterboard reveals formed inside and left ready for skim or decoration
• Opening marked out, covering stripped back and the deck cut cleanly
• Upstand energy performance — We build the upstand to meet the energy limit for site-built upstands, not just to hold the rooflight up.
• Cables, pipes and ceiling fittings — We look into the ceiling void for anything in the way of the new opening.

How a fitting day runs

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.

Planning and building rules in England

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.

Help us quote accurately

Start with your phone. Take a picture of the roof where the unit goes or already sits, then one from inside looking up. Measure what you can, even roughly. Tell us what the roof is covered with and how a fitter would reach it: ladder, garden access or scaffold. Bought it already? Send the link or spec. Add your full postcode, for example in WV1, and we can price it.

Common questions in Wolverhampton

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