Glass links & glass box roofs in Wallsend: what is involved?
Thinking about glass links & glass box roofs in Wallsend? The short answer: frameless glass links joining old and new buildings. The longer answer depends on your roof, which is why we survey before we price.
North East terraces and colliery-town housing often have rear offshoots where a rooflight brightens a narrow kitchen. Glass links & glass box roofs suit joining a period house to a new extension or annexe.
From Wallsend to Hebburn, Jarrow and Felling, the same survey-first process applies: measure, specify, fix the price, then fit.
Specification options
- Concealed gutters and drainage
- Heated glass on some systems
- Structural glass beams and fins
- Solar-control and low-iron glass
- Frameless or slim-framed glass
- Keeps period walls on show
- Visually light connection between buildings
Before you order: points to check
- Thermal performance of large glass areas must be calculated
- Listed building consent or planning permission is commonly needed
Consents for glass links & glass box roofs in Wallsend
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. In an extension, glazing including rooflights is normally limited to 25% of the new floor area plus any windows or doors the extension covers, unless a whole-house calculation shows otherwise.
Read the planning permission guide before you commit to a design.
Glass links & glass box roofs prices in Wallsend
The ranges below are typical for straightforward jobs; your fixed price follows a survey of your roof.
| Option | Guide price inc VAT | Ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Fully frameless link with glass beams | £20,395 – £35,995 | £16,995 – £29,995 |
| Glass roof and glazed sides Typical | £13,195 – £20,395 | £10,995 – £16,995 |
| Glass roof between existing walls | £9,595 – £13,195 | £7,995 – £10,995 |
The process, step by step
- Tell us what you have. Send the NE28 postcode, a rough size and a couple of photos.
- Measure and check. A surveyor visits Wallsend, measures and checks structure and access.
- Agree the quote. You approve the specification and price before anything is ordered.
- Fitting and handover. We install, clean down and leave product and warranty documents.
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Questions about glass links & glass box roofs in Wallsend
How long does a link take?
Design and manufacture are the long part. Fitting is often two to five days.
Is structural glass safe?
Structural glass is laminated so it stays in place if a ply breaks. The manufacturer designs it for the loads involved.
Who designs it?
Your architect, or we produce a survey-based design that the glass manufacturer engineers.
Will I need planning permission in Wallsend?
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.
Do I need to be at home for the survey in Wallsend?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
