What are bespoke & shaped rooflights?
Our bespoke & shaped rooflights service in Cheshire covers triangular, angled, curved and multi-pane rooflights made to measure. We survey every job before fixing the price.
Converted mills and warehouses in the North West often have large rooflights or glass roofs that need specialist replacement. Rear kitchen extensions on North West semis often have small domes from decades ago that leak or have yellowed.
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What you can choose
- Sloped or monopitch rooflights
- Multi-pane butt-jointed runs
- Triangular and trapezoid panes
- Solar-control and low-iron glass
- Concealed or slim frames
- Glass shaped to the architecture
- Structural or framed options
Planning and building rules in England
Most rooflights on English houses do not need planning permission, provided they keep within 150 mm of the roof surface and below the ridge line. Listed buildings need listed building consent, flats have no householder permitted development rights, and an Article 4 direction can remove the rights in some conservation areas.
Under Approved Document L, a rooflight added to an English home must achieve at least 2.2 W/m²K (horizontal plane), and a roof window 1.4 W/m²K or Window Energy Rating Band B. The Future Homes and Buildings Standards, published in March 2026, apply from 24 March 2027 and keep the 2.2 W/m²K limit for rooflights.
Bespoke & shaped rooflights prices in Cheshire
Guide prices for bespoke & shaped rooflights in Cheshire are the same as anywhere we work — what changes the price is the job: access, structure, scaffold and finishing.
| Option | Guide price inc VAT | Ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-pane or corner run | £9,595 – £17,995 | £7,995 – £14,995 |
| Single shaped pane, large Typical | £5,395 – £9,595 | £4,495 – £7,995 |
| Single shaped pane, small | £4,195 – £5,395 | £3,495 – £4,495 |
How the job runs
- Tell us about the roof. Send the postcode, rough sizes and a photo or two through the form, WhatsApp or the guide-price tool.
- Free survey. For new installations a surveyor measures the opening, checks the roof build-up and talks through glass and options.
- Fixed written quote. You get the product, the work and the price in writing. Nothing is ordered or paid for until you agree.
- Fitting and handover. We fit, seal and make good, then hand over product data, warranties and any certificate paperwork.
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Common questions
Can any shape be made?
Most straight-edged shapes can be made in glass, within the manufacturer's size and angle limits. Curved glass is possible but specialist.
Will a shaped rooflight leak more?
Not if detailed properly — corners and junctions just need more care.
Can bespoke units open?
Some can. Shaped glass is usually fixed, combined with a standard opening unit elsewhere.
Why does bespoke take longer?
Each unit is drawn, checked and manufactured to order.
Will I need planning permission in Cheshire?
In England a rooflight on a house is usually permitted development under Class C if it projects no more than 150 mm beyond the roof slope and sits no higher than the ridge.
