Skylight installation in Cricklewood: what is involved?
For Cricklewood 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.
London homes often run deep from front to back, so the middle of the ground floor is the darkest space — exactly where an overhead rooflight earns its keep. In Cricklewood, as anywhere, skylight installation is the usual choice for builders' projects and retrofits into finished roofs.
Jobs in Cricklewood are planned around access: whether the roof can be reached from the garden, whether a hoist or crane is needed, and where we can park. We check this when we measure.
Choices for your Cricklewood project
- Internal plaster reveal
- Supply and fit
- New openings with joist trimming
- Electrics coordination
- Fit only (customer-supplied units)
- Fixed price in writing before work
- Fitting for builders on new extensions
Things we check at survey
- Building Regulations approval (a building warrant in Scotland) may be needed
- Fit-only work relies on the product being suitable and complete
Planning, building control and Cricklewood
English householder permitted development (Class C) normally covers rooflights that stand no more than 0.15 m proud of the roof plane and stay below the highest part of the roof. 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. The Future Homes and Buildings Standards, published in March 2026, apply from 24 March 2027 and keep the 2.2 W/m²K limit for rooflights.
Our planning guide covers each nation in more detail.
Guide prices for Cricklewood
Prices below are shown including and excluding VAT. In Cricklewood, as elsewhere, making good inside and access equipment are the main variables.
| 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
- Send the details. Postcode, rough size and a photo of the roof and room.
- Measure and check. A surveyor visits Cricklewood, measures and checks structure and access.
- Written price. You receive a fixed price listing the unit, the work and the lead time.
- Fit and make good. We fit, seal, test and finish the reveal, then hand over the paperwork.
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Skylight installation in Cricklewood: questions
Do I need a structural engineer?
For new openings that cut joists or rafters, a structural check is sensible and building control may ask for calculations.
Do you work with builders?
Yes — on new extensions we fit to the builder's programme once the upstand or roof is ready.
Is the survey free?
Yes, for new installations. Repair visits are charged.
Is the survey in Cricklewood free?
Yes for new installations. Repair visits are charged, and we tell you the price before we book.
Do you offer skylight installation in Cricklewood?
Yes. We carry out skylight installation in Cricklewood and across Greater London. Send your postcode and we will offer a survey date when we reply.
