What does skylight installation in Reading involve?
For Reading homes and buildings we offer skylight installation: survey, supply and fit — new openings, extensions and fit-only work. We measure first, specify to the opening and confirm any planning or building-control points before quoting.
Across the South East, single-storey kitchen extensions on 1930s semis and post-war detached houses are where most flat rooflights and lanterns go. Typical uses for skylight installation include builders' projects and retrofits into finished roofs.
We cover all of Reading and the RG1 district, and nearby Earley and Henley-on-Thames.
Choices for your Reading project
- Supply and fit
- Internal plaster reveal
- Electrics coordination
- Fit only (customer-supplied units)
- New openings with joist trimming
- Fit-only for units you have bought
- New openings in existing roofs
Things we check at survey
- Structural changes may need an engineer's check
- Building Regulations approval (a building warrant in Scotland) may be needed
Planning, building control and Reading
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. A rooflight on a side-facing slope must be obscure-glazed, and fixed shut unless the opening part is more than 1.7 m above the floor.
For English homes the energy rules ask for rooflights of 2.2 W/m²K or better and roof windows of 1.4 W/m²K (or WER Band B); most modern double glazed units meet both. 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.
See our building regulations guide for U-values, glazing limits and self-certification.
What does skylight installation cost in Reading?
Guide prices for skylight installation in Reading are the same as anywhere we work — what changes the price is the job: access, structure, scaffold and finishing.
| Option | Guide price inc VAT | Ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| New opening in an existing roof, supply and fit | £2,395 – £5,395 | £1,995 – £4,495 |
| Supply and fit into a new extension Typical | £1,435 – £3,595 | £1,195 – £2,995 |
| Fit only, customer-supplied unit | £595 – £1,195 | £495 – £995 |
What happens next
- Get in touch. Use the form, WhatsApp or the guide-price tool with your Reading 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.
- Fitting and handover. We install, clean down and leave product and warranty documents.
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Skylight installation in Reading: questions
How long does installation take?
Fitting into a prepared upstand takes about a day. A new opening in an existing roof, including making good, often takes two to three days.
Do you fit rooflights bought elsewhere?
Yes. We check the product and the opening first, and our workmanship terms cover the fitting rather than the product.
Do you work with builders?
Yes — on new extensions we fit to the builder's programme once the upstand or roof is ready.
Can you work alongside my builder in Reading?
Yes. On new extensions we fit once the opening and upstand are ready and coordinate dates with your builder.
Do I need to be at home for the survey in Reading?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
