Rooflight replacement in Southampton

Southampton guide prices

Guide ranges for supply & fit; building control notice fee extra in England and Wales. 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.

Covering SO14 and neighbouring districts

Looking at a property near Southampton but not quite in it? We work across SO14, SO15 and SO17 and outwards to Hythe, Totton and Hedge End. Give us the full postcode when you get in touch, because access, parking and the route for a large unit all depend on the exact street. Those details shape the quote for any job around Southampton.

What we check on a supplied unit

A damaged delivery is a frequent snag on fit-only work. Before the day, unpack a replacement rooflight, photograph it, and tell the seller about any cracks or scuffs, because claims are much easier made early. We will also ask for the model or a link, so we can read the maker's instructions and check the builder's opening size and the upstand height it expects. If everything lines up, we fit it. If not, we explain what needs changing first.

What we do on the day

• Old rooflight or dome unscrewed, lifted out and taken away for disposal
• New unit bedded, fixed and sealed exactly as its maker shows
• Kerb inspected for rot, height, level and fall once the old unit is off
• Leaks that are not the rooflight — We look at the roof around the unit before blaming the rooflight.
• Inside finishes — We check the condition of the plaster and trim around the opening from inside.

How a fitting day runs

Fitting days start with a look at the sky. If rain is due, the order of work changes so the roof is never left open to it. A typical day for a replacement rooflight runs like this: set up access, protect the room, open up the roof or prepare the existing kerb or frame, check sizes, fix, seal, then finish inside. On jobs that take more than a day, the opening is weather-sealed overnight. The last hour goes on tidying, waste removal and a walk-round with you.

Do you need permission in Southampton?

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 SO14, and we can price it.

Common questions in Southampton

Got a unit waiting to go in, or need one sourced? Either way, start with your Southampton address and a couple of photos.