What do skylight blinds & solar control in Shirley involve?
Our skylight blinds & solar control service in Shirley covers electric blinds, blackout and solar-control upgrades for rooflights. Every job starts with a survey of the opening, the roof covering and the room below, and a fixed written price.
Industrial and commercial units around Midlands towns often still have their original rooflight sheets, which are due for replacement. Skylight blinds & solar control suit rooflights that let in glare, heat or early light.
Shirley sits about 3 km from Solihull and 10 km from Birmingham, and we cover the whole B90 postcode district and the roads in between.
Specification options
- Solar-control glass replacement
- Solar-powered remote blinds
- Electric pleated or roller blinds
- Insect screens on opening units
- Blackout blinds
- Glare control over workspaces
- Retrofit to most rooflights
Things we check at survey
- Cord safety rules apply to blinds in homes with children
- Integral blinds are specified with a new glass unit
Do you need permission in Shirley?
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.
Building Regulations Approved Document L sets a limiting U-value of 2.2 W/m²K for new or replacement rooflights in existing homes, measured in the horizontal plane; roof windows need 1.4 W/m²K or a Band B energy rating. 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.
Skylight blinds & solar control prices in Shirley
The ranges below are typical for straightforward jobs; your fixed price follows a survey of your roof.
| 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 |
The process, step by step
- Get in touch. Use the form, WhatsApp or the guide-price tool with your Shirley address.
- Survey. We measure the opening, check the roof build-up and agree the options.
- Agree the quote. You approve the specification and price before anything is ordered.
- Installation day. Usually one day into a prepared opening, longer for new openings.
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Common questions
Do blinds work on roof lanterns?
Lantern blinds exist but are complex; solar-control glass is often the better answer.
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 I get full blackout?
Blackout fabrics in side channels give near-total darkness.
Do you offer skylight blinds & solar control in Shirley?
Yes. We carry out skylight blinds & solar control in Shirley and across the West Midlands. Send your postcode and we will offer a survey date when we reply.
Do I need to be at home for the survey in Shirley?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
