How we approach sun tunnels & tubular skylights in Coventry
Thinking about sun tunnels & tubular skylights in Coventry? The short answer: light pipes that bring daylight to halls and bathrooms with no window. The longer answer depends on your roof, which is why we survey before we price.
Older terraced streets in Midlands towns often have back additions and side passages that suit a ridge rooflight or long flat rooflight. Typical uses for sun tunnels & tubular skylights include small internal rooms where a full rooflight will not fit.
From Coventry to Kenilworth, Bedworth and Nuneaton, the same survey-first process applies: measure, specify, fix the price, then fit.
What you can choose
- Pitched or flat-roof flashings
- Diffusers in several sizes
- Ventilation adaptor
- Integrated electric light
- Rigid (brighter) or flexible tubes
- Optional ventilation or lighting kit on some models
- Rigid or flexible tubes for awkward lofts
Things we check at survey
- Not a substitute for a habitable-room window
- Gives light, not a view
Planning and building rules for Coventry
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.
Under Approved Document L, a rooflight added to an English home must achieve at least 2.2 W/m²K (horizontal plane), and a roof window 1.4 W/m²K or Window Energy Rating Band B. 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.
Read the planning permission guide before you commit to a design.
Guide prices for Coventry
Prices below are shown including and excluding VAT. In Coventry, as elsewhere, making good inside and access equipment are the main variables.
| Option | Guide price inc VAT | Ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Large rigid tunnel, long run | £1,675 – £2,275 | £1,395 – £1,895 |
| Standard rigid tunnel Typical | £1,315 – £1,795 | £1,095 – £1,495 |
| Compact flexible tunnel | £1,075 – £1,435 | £895 – £1,195 |
What happens next
- Send the details. Postcode, rough size and a photo of the roof and room.
- Free site visit. For new installs we survey free, measure and confirm the roof detail.
- 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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Sun tunnels & tubular skylights in Coventry: questions
Will it get condensation?
Insulating the tube where it passes through a cold loft prevents most condensation.
How much light does a sun tunnel give?
A good rigid tunnel on a bright day lights a hallway well. Output depends on tube diameter, length and the number of bends.
Can it go through a flat roof?
Yes, with a flat-roof flashing and upstand.
Do I need to be at home for the survey in Coventry?
Yes — someone needs to let us into the room below and, where possible, show us how the roof is reached.
How do I book a survey in Coventry?
Send your postcode and, if you can, a photo of the roof and the room. We offer a survey date when we reply.
