Roof access hatch installation in Woking

Guide prices in Woking

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.

Where our fitters travel

Jobs across GU22, GU21 and GU23 are part of our normal cover for Woking. 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 Chertsey and Weybridge are covered on the same terms, so a house on the edge of town is no harder to book than one in the centre.

Already bought your unit?

If you have bought a roof access hatch yourself, we check four things before fitting. First, the delivery: open it, look for chips, cracks and bent frames, and report any damage to the seller straight away. Second, the size, measured against the builder's opening rather than the external frame. Third, the upstand height above the finished roof. Fourth, the maker's instructions, which set the fixings and sealing. Product warranty claims go to the seller and maker; our guarantee is for how it was fitted.

On the day, we cover

• Locks, catches or handles checked from inside and out
• Kerb checked or built square, level and to the maker's height
• Gas struts or actuator fitted and adjusted for full opening
• Energy performance of hatches — We check the hatch's published U-value against the limit that applies.
• Safety at the roof edge — We ask how often people will use the roof and for what.

A typical installation day

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.

Planning and building rules in England

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.

Getting a price from photos

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 GU22 and we will come back with a quote or a survey date.

Common questions in Woking

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