Roof lantern installation in Potters Bar

Potters Bar guide prices

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 Potters Bar we cover

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Barnet, 3 miles from Potters Bar, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in EN6, AL9 and WD6. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. East Barnet, around 3 miles out, is treated the same way.

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 roof lantern 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

• Glass cleaned and packaging cleared from the roof
• Internal trims fitted to the ring beam or upstand
• Glass lifted and laid into the frame by hand or with gear
• Upstand size and tolerance — We check the kerb against the lantern maker's figures before the kit is opened.
• Following the build order — We assemble lanterns in exactly the sequence the instructions give.

What happens on the day

Morning first: the team arrives, introduces itself and walks through the job with you. Dust sheets go down in the room below and along the route in. Then the opening and upstand, or the flashing on a pitched roof, are checked against the unit's measurements. A roof lantern goes in, is fixed to the maker's pattern and sealed into the roof covering. Inside, the reveal is finished as quoted. Before leaving, the team clears debris and talks you through what was done. Most jobs of this type take one to two days.

Planning and building rules in England

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

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 EN6, and we can price it.

Common questions in Potters Bar

Planning a roof lantern in Potters Bar? Tell us about the roof and we will come back with a clear price in writing.