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Stretford · M32 · Greater Manchester

Smoke vent rooflight installation in Stretford

Glass is heavy, and bigger units get heavy fast. Fitting a smoke vent rooflight in Stretford 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 Manchester.

Guide price from £3,595 · Supply & fit; controls and commissioning by a smoke-control specialist

Stretford guide prices

Vent swap

£3,595 – £6,595including VAT at 20%

Like-for-like certified vent and actuator, connected to the existing controls and commissioned by a smoke-control specialist

Vent with new controls

£5,745 – £9,595including VAT at 20%

Vent plus new control panel and detection, commissioned by a smoke-control specialist

Multiple vents

£9,595 – £17,995including VAT at 20%

Several stairwells or larger systems, priced from a survey

Guide ranges for supply & fit; controls and commissioning by a smoke-control specialist. 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.

Is your address covered?

Distance is rarely the deciding factor. A roof in Old Trafford, 1 mile from Stretford, gets the same survey, the same written quote and the same fitting process as one in M32, M17 and M41. What changes the price is the job itself: size of unit, roof type, access and lifting. Urmston, around 2 miles out, is treated the same way.

Included in the work

  • Upstand checked, adapted or rebuilt to the vent maker's drawing
  • Controls, detection and wiring handled by the smoke-control specialist
  • Certified vent and actuator matched to the opening and controls
  • Controls and backup power — We confirm the controls, detection and backup power are being dealt with by a specialist.
  • Free area at the stair head — We check the free area the vent must provide before choosing a replacement.

Fitting your smoke vent rooflight, step by step

Arrive and agree the plan. Sheet the floor and furniture. Set up the ladder, tower or scaffold. Check the opening, the upstand or flashing, and the unit against the paperwork. Fix and pack a smoke vent rooflight level. Seal it into the roof. Line the reveal or fit the ceiling trim. Clean the glass, clear the waste, and talk you through it. That is the shape of most fitting days, and for this type of job it usually takes one to two days per vent.

Regulations for Stretford properties

A replacement smoke vent in England has to keep the free area and performance the building's fire strategy relies on, using a vent certified to BS EN 12101-2 with its actuator and backup power. We fit the vent and do the roof work; a smoke-control specialist connects and commissions the controls, and we confirm whether building control needs to be notified.

Help us quote accurately

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 M32 and we will come back with a quote or a survey date.

Common questions in Stretford

Who is responsible for the smoke-control system?

The building's responsible person, duty holder or managing agent, depending on the nation, is responsible for keeping fire safety systems working. Our part is the rooflight and roof work; the controls, detection and commissioning are handled by a smoke-control specialist, and the quote says who does what.

Do you cover Stretford?

Yes. Fitters travel to addresses in Stretford and the surrounding districts, including M32. 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.

Do you need scaffolding to fit a rooflight?

Not always. Single-storey roofs can often be reached safely with ladders, a tower or edge protection. Higher roofs, steep pitches and large units usually need scaffold or a mobile platform, and heavy glass may need a crane. We assess access from your photos or at the survey, and any scaffold or lifting cost is shown as its own line on the written quote.

Send a few photos and your M32 postcode, and we will put together a written quote for the job.

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Smoke vents (AOV) in Stretford

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

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