Velux pitched roof windows, supplied and fitted

A Velux window in a sloping roof brings in more daylight than a wall window of the same size, and lets fresh air through rooms that would otherwise have none. We supply and fit Velux pitched roof windows across Surbiton, Kingston, Surrey and London: into lofts, vaulted ceilings, extensions, landings and bathrooms, as a new opening or as a replacement for an old window.

Which Velux window suits your room

The right window depends on the room, the roof and how you want to open it.

• Centre-pivot windows turn on their middle and open from a handle at the top. They suit rooms with furniture beneath them, and the outer pane can be cleaned from inside.
• Top-hung windows open outwards from the top, so the view out is clear. They suit loft rooms where you want to stand at the window.
• Electric and solar-powered windows open and close by remote, and a rain sensor shuts them when it starts to rain. Electric models run from the mains; solar models charge their own battery, so no cable is needed.
• Conservation windows have a slim, dark frame and a central glazing bar, made to sit well on period roofs.

Velux makes most of these in a range of standard sizes, and in double or triple glazing.

How we fit a Velux window

Every job starts with a look at the roof and the room below: where the rafters run, what the roof is covered with and where the light will fall. From there the work follows the same order each time.

1. The roof covering and membrane are opened up and the opening is cut.
2. The rafters are trimmed, so the roof stays fully supported around the new opening.
3. The window frame is fixed on its brackets, square and in line with the roof.
4. The flashing for tiles or slates goes on, with a collar to keep the membrane watertight and insulation around the frame to stop cold spots.
5. The roof covering is made good around the window and the inside of the opening is lined, ready to plaster and decorate.

Cutting into the rafters changes the roof structure, so a new opening usually needs building regulations approval. A like-for-like replacement often does not. We talk you through what your job needs before we start.

Lofts, vaulted ceilings and landings

In a loft, roof windows turn dark storage into a room you want to use. In a vaulted ceiling, a row of windows spreads the light along the room, as on our vaulted ceiling job in Kingston. And a roof window over a landing, with a shaft through the loft, can bring daylight to a hallway with no window of its own, as we did in Lewisham. A roof window can be a way out, too: in Guildford we fitted a loft window that opens sideways onto the main roof.

Blinds for Velux windows

Most Velux windows take Velux blinds made to their size, from blackout blinds for bedrooms to solar-powered blinds that need no wiring. We fit them with new windows or to the ones you already have: see our roof window blinds.