Pitched roof window installation in Dover

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 Dover we cover

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Folkestone, 7 miles from Dover, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in CT17, CT16 and CT15. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Deal, around 8 miles out, is treated the same way.

Buying your own, or letting us supply

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 pitched roof window 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

• Window frame fixed on its brackets, square and at the right height
• Inside lining fitted and left ready for decoration
• Flashing kit matched to tiles, slates or a recessed fit
• Energy limit for roof windows — We check the window's published figures against the energy limit for existing homes.
• Side slopes and neighbours — We check which slope the window is going on before you commit.

Fitting your pitched roof window, step by step

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 pitched roof window, 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

England's rules in short: permitted development usually covers a rooflight on a house roof provided it doesn't stick out more than 0.15 m or rise above the ridge, though a listed building always needs consent and some streets have Article 4 directions. Building regulations apply to new openings, and replacements go through building control; as we are not registered with a competent person scheme, we use a building notice and show the fee on the quote. The energy limit for rooflights in existing homes is 2.2 W/m²K, and the 2026 Approved Document L, in force from 24 March 2027, keeps that figure.

Getting a price from photos

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 CT17, and we can price it.

Common questions in Dover

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