Rooflight upstands & kerbs in Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne guide prices

Guide ranges for labour and materials, rooflight not included. 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.

Fitting across Ashton-under-Lyne and nearby

Covering Ashton-under-Lyne means covering the people who live and work there, not a single postcode. We take on domestic and commercial jobs in OL7, OL6 and SK16, and are happy to quote further out in Dukinfield and Stalybridge. If your address sits between towns, tell us and we will confirm whether it falls in our normal area or needs travel set out separately on the quote.

Included in the work

• Roof membrane turned up, bonded and finished at the kerb top
• Insulation fitted to the upstand faces to limit heat loss
• Kerb sized from the maker's drawing, internal and external dimensions both checked
• Energy limit for site-built kerbs — We insulate upstands to meet the limit for site-built upstands, which is 0.35 W/m²K in England and Wales.
• Size tolerance on the kerb — We build kerbs to a tight tolerance because rooflight glass is made to order and cannot be trimmed on site.

From arrival to clean-up

Building an upstand starts with the rooflight's own drawing: its kerb size, height above the finished roof and fall. The team sets the timber out to those figures, checks the diagonals, insulates the outer faces and dresses the membrane up and over. If the rooflight is going on the same day, it is fitted next; if not, the kerb is protected until it does.

Do you need permission in Ashton-under-Lyne?

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.

Getting a price from photos

Each detail you send takes a question off our list. Photos inside and out show the opening and the ceiling. Rough measurements tell us the unit size. The roof covering tells us how it will be sealed in. Access notes tell us whether a tower or scaffold is needed. A product link, if you have one, lets us check it against the opening. Your postcode, OL7 or nearby, confirms travel.

Common questions in Ashton-under-Lyne

Tell us your postcode, OL7 or close by, and what you want fitted. We will reply with the next steps and a quote.