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Wood Green · N22 · Greater London

Roof access hatch installation in Wood Green

Glass is heavy, and bigger units get heavy fast. Fitting a roof access hatch in Wood Green means planning how it travels from the delivery vehicle to the roof without chipping an edge or straining a back. Smaller units go up by hand with two fitters. Larger ones may need a hoist, a scaffold loading bay or a crane, and we tell you at quote stage if that applies. Once it is up, the fitting follows the maker's sequence: seat, fix, seal, finish. We take on work like this across Greater London.

Guide price from £1,795 · Supply & fit

Guide prices

Entry-level hatch

£1,795 – £2,995including VAT at 20%

Polycarbonate or entry-level hinged hatch on gas struts, fitted to a new or existing upstand

Glazed manual hatch

£3,095 – £4,695including VAT at 20%

Double-glazed hinged hatch on gas struts, upstand and weathering

Electric glazed hatch

£9,345 – £12,595including VAT at 20%

Push-button glazed hatch with rain sensor; electrician's connection quoted separately

Guide ranges for supply & fit. 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 Wood Green we cover

Covering Wood Green means covering the people who live and work there, not a single postcode. We take on domestic and commercial jobs in N22, N8 and N10, and are happy to quote further out in Palmers Green and Muswell Hill. If your address sits between towns, tell us and we will confirm whether it falls in our normal area or needs travel set out separately on the quote.

Already bought your 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 roof access hatch 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.

On the day, we cover

  • Kerb checked or built square, level and to the maker's height
  • Gas struts or actuator fitted and adjusted for full opening
  • Opening and upstand sized for a clear climb-through, not just daylight
  • Access hatch or smoke vent — We confirm the hatch is only for access and not part of a building's smoke ventilation.
  • Safety at the roof edge — We ask how often people will use the roof and for what.

How a fitting day runs

On the day, you need to be in at the start and at the end. In between, the fitters get on with it. They will want the room below cleared where possible, a parking spot if you have one, and somewhere to set the unit down safely. After checking the opening and the upstand or flashing, they fix a roof access hatch, seal it and finish the inside. Packaging and any old unit leave with them unless the quote says otherwise.

Do you need permission in Wood Green?

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.

Before you get in touch

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 N22, and we can price it.

Common questions in Wood Green

Do you offer trade rates for builders and roofers?

We carry out subcontract fitting for builders, roofers, extension companies and commercial contractors. Pricing is per job or per schedule of units, agreed in writing before we start. We can work to your programme, fit on your upstand or build our own, and leave the opening ready for the next trade. Send drawings or a unit schedule and we will come back with a trade quote.

How does payment work?

Payment terms are set out on your written quote before you accept it. Depending on the job, that may mean a deposit, stage payments for larger work, or payment on completion. The contract is with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd, part of the S&K Group. Nothing is added without your agreement: if something unexpected comes up, we discuss it and agree any change before carrying on.

Do you cover Wood Green?

Yes. Fitters travel to addresses in Wood Green and the surrounding districts, including N22. We do not run an office there; the survey and the fitting happen at your property. A few island and remote postcodes are covered by arrangement; if yours is one, we confirm travel and dates before quoting.

Tell us your postcode, N22 or close by, and what you want fitted. We will reply with the next steps and a quote.

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Access hatches in Wood Green

Send photos and rough sizes, or ask for a survey for install work. One fixed written price before anything starts.

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