Bespoke & shaped rooflights for Trowbridge: the essentials
Thinking about bespoke & shaped rooflights in Trowbridge? The short answer: triangular, angled, curved and multi-pane rooflights made to measure. The longer answer depends on your roof, which is why we survey before we price.
Holiday lets and second homes across the South West often want roof windows with blinds and remote opening for when the house is empty. Typical uses for bespoke & shaped rooflights include openings that standard sizes do not fit.
We work across Wiltshire, including Trowbridge, and in neighbouring towns such as Melksham and Bath. Access, parking and how the glass reaches the roof are all checked at the survey.
Options we can specify in Trowbridge
- Corner and wrap-around glazing
- Sloped or monopitch rooflights
- Multi-pane butt-jointed runs
- Solar-control and low-iron glass
- Concealed or slim frames
- Works with architects and builders
- Matching solar and thermal performance
Before you order: points to check
- Structural support must be designed in
- Large panes need a lifting plan
Consents for bespoke & shaped rooflights in Trowbridge
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. Replacing a rooflight or roof window can be self-certified by an installer registered with an authorised competent person scheme; otherwise building control approval is needed.
Read the planning permission guide before you commit to a design.
Guide prices for Trowbridge
Prices below are shown including and excluding VAT. In Trowbridge, 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 what you have. Send the BA14 postcode, a rough size and a couple of photos.
- Free site visit. For new installs we survey free, measure and confirm the roof detail.
- Agree the quote. You approve the specification and price before anything is ordered.
- Fit and make good. We fit, seal, test and finish the reveal, then hand over the paperwork.
Bespoke & shaped rooflights near Trowbridge
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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.
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.
Do you need my architect's drawings?
They help. We still survey on site, because built openings rarely match drawings exactly.
Is the survey in Trowbridge free?
Yes for new installations. Repair visits are charged, and we tell you the price before we book.
Can you work alongside my builder in Trowbridge?
Yes. On new extensions we fit once the opening and upstand are ready and coordinate dates with your builder.
