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how much to install a skylight

Old_Git
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how much would it cost to install a skylight in a chalet bungalow .
The roof is already sloping ,just want an additional skylight
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  • RTNI
    RTNI Posts: 817 Forumite
    Cant help on the recommendation, but just to advise that building control would be required for this if you didn't know already.
    Regards, Robin.
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  • skylight
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    I don't want to be installed anywhere, thank you very much.


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  • jtk174
    jtk174 Posts: 349 Forumite
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    RTNI wrote: »
    Cant help on the recommendation, but just to advise that building control would be required for this if you didn't know already.

    Just wanted to add that a friend of mine applied for retrospective permission for work done many years ago, including the skylight. Building control, said the skylight would have to be moved, because it wasn't in the right position!
    Looking at other houses in the area, I am guessing that not many of them approached building control either.
  • RTNI
    RTNI Posts: 817 Forumite
    jtk174 wrote: »
    Just wanted to add that a friend of mine applied for retrospective permission for work done many years ago, including the skylight. Building control, said the skylight would have to be moved, because it wasn't in the right position!
    Looking at other houses in the area, I am guessing that not many of them approached building control either.

    Oops. Did they have to move the skylight?
    Regards, Robin.
    2011 MFW # 34
    Mortgage starting balance at Sept 09 - £127,224 on 30 year term. Currently balance approx £116,945 (Updated Jan '12)
    Estimated MFD - [STRIKE]Sept 2039[/STRIKE]
    , April 2031 (in progress!)
  • jtk174
    jtk174 Posts: 349 Forumite
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    It's an ongoing situation, so not sure how it is going to pan out. Building Control refer to a spec dated 2005, but it was installed 20 years ago and obviously that regulation was not in effect.
  • jtk174
    jtk174 Posts: 349 Forumite
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    From memory, the main issue was concerning escape in the case of a fire. Here is a link to a booklet from Building Control that I had found a while ago and may give some useful info.

    http://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/archive/technical/fire_2.pdf
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
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    edited 15 April 2013 at 3:56AM
    I want to install a skylight over an existing stairs so escape route should not be an issue .The house was built 20 years ago and has two bedrooms in the attic ,one with a window the other with a skylight, still no idea of cost .I will check with building control after I find out costs.
    "Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many"
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