What do skylight blinds & solar control involve?
Our skylight blinds & solar control service in County Tyrone covers electric blinds, blackout and solar-control upgrades for rooflights. We survey every job before fixing the price.
Wind and rain off the Atlantic make upstand and flashing details important on Northern Irish roofs. Many Northern Irish homes have later flat-roofed kitchen extensions where an old dome can be swapped for glass.
Towns in County Tyrone
What you can choose
- Blackout blinds
- Solar-control glass replacement
- Solar-powered remote blinds
- Insect screens on opening units
- Electric pleated or roller blinds
- Retrofit to most rooflights
- Electric or solar-powered operation
Planning and building rules in Northern Ireland
Most rooflights on houses in Northern Ireland are permitted development under Class B, but not in a conservation area or on a listed building's curtilage. Listed buildings also need listed building consent from the council.
For homes in Northern Ireland, Technical Booklet F1 sets 1.6 W/m²K (or WER Band C) for replacement glazing including rooflights. Extensions follow a 25% glazing allowance in Technical Booklet F1.
Guide prices
These are typical supply-and-fit ranges. For an address in County Tyrone, scaffold, a hoist for heavy glass, or a new structural opening can move the figure, which is why we survey first.
| Option | Guide price inc VAT | Ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Integral blind in a new glass unit | £715 – £1,435 | £595 – £1,195 |
| Electric or solar blind Typical | £595 – £1,075 | £495 – £895 |
| Manual pleated or blackout blind | £355 – £595 | £295 – £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.
Blinds & solar control in nearby areas
Common questions
What is an integral blind?
A blind sealed between the panes of the glass unit. It never gets dusty or damaged, but is ordered with the unit.
Can you fit a blind to my existing rooflight?
Usually, yes — if there is enough depth in the reveal for the cassette and rails. We measure first.
Will a blind stop a rooflight getting hot?
An internal blind helps with glare but some heat still gets in behind it. Solar-control glass or an external shade does more for heat.
Do blinds work on roof lanterns?
Lantern blinds exist but are complex; solar-control glass is often the better answer.
Do I need to be at home for the survey in County Tyrone?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
