VELUX Window Installers › Cwmbran
Plenty of Cwmbran houses from the 1950s to 1970s have a roomy loft that is dark and dead space. A roof window brings in daylight and air, and in a loft conversion it is often what turns a store into a bedroom or office. We aim to leave you with a bright room, not a leak.
We fit VELUX and similar roof windows, choosing the flashing kit for your roof covering, trimming and doubling-up rafters where the opening needs it, and finishing the lining, insulation and vapour control around the frame. The work may need planning or Building Regulations checks — we advise before work starts.
Call 07766 547309 about velux window installers in Cwmbran, or message us on WhatsApp.
Roof Windows on Cwmbran's Post-War Roofs
Most of the roofs around Pontnewydd, Croesyceiliog and Greenmeadow are plain concrete tile on simple pitched roofs. That makes the flashing kit choice straightforward, but it has to suit the exact tile profile, so we check this before ordering anything. Getting that match right is what keeps the window dry. Tile profiles vary between builders.
Many houses here were built with trussed roofs, and the timbers in a later loft are not always where you would want an opening. We look at the roof structure from the loft first to see how the window can sit, and what rafter work it needs. Doing that properly saves surprises once the tiles are off. We tell you what we find.
Upper Cwmbran and the higher estates take a lot of wind-driven rain, so a well-formed flashing and a sealed, insulated reveal matter more there. Condensation around a window is common in cold lofts, which is why lining and vapour control are not an afterthought. A sealed, insulated reveal helps with both. Cold lofts are the usual culprit.
Roof Window Work We Do in Cwmbran
- New roof window installation — A new window cut into the slope with the right flashing kit, rafters trimmed and doubled where needed, and the opening lined and insulated.
- Replacing an old roof window — Taking out a tired or leaking window and fitting a new one into the existing opening, with fresh flashing matched to the tiles.
- Leak investigation around windows — Finding whether a drip is coming from the flashing, the seal, condensation or the tiles around the window rather than from the glass.
- Misted glazing advice — Honest advice on a window with condensation between the panes, whether it is a failed sealed unit and whether replacement makes sense.
- Loft conversion window packages — Two or more windows fitted together for a loft room, with matching flashings, lining and layout planned before any tiles are lifted.
- Lining and insulation around the opening — Insulating, vapour control and finishing the reveal inside, so the window is not a cold patch that grows damp.
How We Approach a Roof Window Here
We start in the loft and from the ground: where the rafters run, what the tiles are, how the room will be used and how high the window needs to sit. That tells us the size, the flashing kit and whether rafters need trimming and doubling-up. You are told all of this before we book a date.
On the day we protect the room below, open the roof in sections so it is not left exposed, and fit the flashing in step with the tiles. We explain the finish inside too, because a window that leaks is usually the flashing, the seal or the covering around it.
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VELUX Window Installers in Cwmbran — Common Questions
Can you fit a roof window to any Cwmbran roof?
Most pitched roofs take one, but the roof covering decides the flashing kit and the rafters decide the opening. We look at both from the loft and the roof before confirming that your roof suits the window.
Do the rafters have to be cut?
Often a rafter is trimmed and the opening is framed with doubled timbers so the load carries round it. We check the structure on site and tell you what is needed before anything is cut.
Why is my roof window dripping?
Leaks are usually the flashing, the sealing, condensation or the tiles around the window rather than the glass. We find which it is before suggesting a fix, since replacing the whole window will not solve a flashing fault.
My window has misted between the panes. What now?
That means the sealed unit has failed, and it cannot be wiped clean. Depending on the model, the glazing can be replaced or the whole window renewed. We look at the frame and flashing and give you a plain view.
Will it need planning permission?
It may need planning or Building Regulations checks, particularly for a conversion, and we advise before work starts. For anything beyond that we point you to the council, because the answer depends on your property.
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We cover Cwmbran and the area around it including Pontnewydd, Llantarnam, Croesyceiliog, Llanyrafon, Greenmeadow.
Tell us what the roof is doing in Cwmbran and we will look at it. Call 07766 547309, message us on WhatsApp or use the form below.