Rooflight upstands & kerbs in Keighley

Keighley 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.

Coverage in and around Keighley

Jobs across BD21, BD22 and BD20 are part of our normal cover for Keighley. We are not an office on the high street. Our fitting teams come out to the property from wherever they are working that week. Neighbouring places such as Bingley and Baildon are covered on the same terms, so a house on the edge of town is no harder to book than one in the centre.

Included in the work

• Kerb sized from the maker's drawing, internal and external dimensions both checked
• Diagonals measured so the kerb is square before anything sits on it
• Fall built into the kerb where the rooflight needs one
• 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.

Fitting your rooflight upstand, step by step

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.

Planning, building control and Keighley

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.

Help us quote accurately

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, BD21 or nearby, confirms travel.

Common questions in Keighley

For a free, no-obligation quote in Keighley, use the form or call us with the details of your roof.