How we approach skylight installation in Melton Mowbray
Thinking about skylight installation in Melton Mowbray? The short answer: survey, supply and fit — new openings, extensions and fit-only work. The longer answer depends on your roof, which is why we survey before we price.
Midlands housing is a mix of Victorian terraces, inter-war semis and newer estates, and rear kitchen extensions with flat rooflights are a common upgrade. Typical uses for skylight installation include new extensions, new openings and fit-only jobs.
Melton Mowbray is around 22 km from Leicester, and we survey and fit throughout that part of Leicestershire, including the LE13 district.
Options we can specify in Melton Mowbray
- New openings with joist trimming
- Supply and fit
- Fit only (customer-supplied units)
- Electrics coordination
- Upstands and flashings
- Fit-only for units you have bought
- Fixed price in writing before work
Before you order: points to check
- Fit-only work relies on the product being suitable and complete
- Structural changes may need an engineer's check
Do you need permission in Melton Mowbray?
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. 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.
Guide prices for Melton Mowbray
Guide prices for skylight installation in Melton Mowbray 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
- Tell us what you have. Send the LE13 postcode, a rough size and a couple of photos.
- Survey. We measure the opening, check the roof build-up and agree the options.
- Written price. You receive a fixed price listing the unit, the work and the lead time.
- Fitting and handover. We install, clean down and leave product and warranty documents.
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Skylight installation in Melton Mowbray: questions
Who handles building control?
We tell you which route applies — building control approval, a building warrant in Scotland, or in England and Wales self-certification by a registered competent person — and supply the product data.
Do you work with builders?
Yes — on new extensions we fit to the builder's programme once the upstand or roof is ready.
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 I need to be at home for the survey in Melton Mowbray?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
Is the survey in Melton Mowbray free?
Yes for new installations. Repair visits are charged, and we tell you the price before we book.
