What do bespoke & shaped rooflights involve?
Across Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, our bespoke & shaped rooflights work covers triangular, angled, curved and multi-pane rooflights made to measure. Survey first, fixed price second, fitting third.
Short winter days in Scotland make every square metre of overhead glass count, so rooflight sizing matters. Stone villas, cottages and conservation areas across Scotland often call for conservation rooflights in slate roofs.
Towns in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire
What you can choose
- Corner and wrap-around glazing
- Solar-control and low-iron glass
- Multi-pane butt-jointed runs
- Triangular and trapezoid panes
- Sloped or monopitch rooflights
- Works with architects and builders
- Corner, slope and multi-pane runs
Planning and building rules in Scotland
In Scotland most rooflights on houses fall under Class 2B permitted development; in a conservation area, or on a listed building, consent is needed. Listed buildings need listed building consent where the work affects their character.
Scotland's Technical Handbook (section 6) asks for windows, doors and rooflights in an extension to average 1.4–1.6 W/m²K, with no single unit worse than 3.3 W/m²K. Forming a new opening normally involves structural work, so check with the local authority verifier whether a building warrant is needed.
Guide prices
Prices below are shown including and excluding VAT. In Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, as elsewhere, making good inside and access equipment are the main variables.
| 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.
Bespoke rooflights in nearby areas
Common questions
Can I cancel a bespoke order?
Made-to-measure goods are excluded from the statutory 14-day cancellation right. As a goodwill gesture you can cancel without charge until we place the order with the manufacturer, and we tell you in writing when that happens.
Why does bespoke take longer?
Each unit is drawn, checked and manufactured to order.
Will a shaped rooflight leak more?
Not if detailed properly — corners and junctions just need more care.
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 I need planning permission in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire?
Planning rules in Scotland differ: rooflights are treated as external alterations under Class 2B, with no permitted development in conservation areas.
