Velux roof window installation
in Rixensart
Opening up, fitting and weather-sealing roof windows, with a neat interior finish. In Rixensart (1330) it is a regular request: the nearby woods keep the damp in: moss removal and gutter clearing come round more often there than elsewhere.
The context in Rixensart
Why here in particular
Being close to the woods keeps everything damp: moss removal and gutter clearing come round more often here than elsewhere. So we adapt the kit and the method rather than running a standard protocol.
A roof window that leaks is almost never the window: it is the flashing. A sealing kit that does not match the type of roof covering, and water gets through the first winter that comes.
- Quote
- Priced after a site visit, free of charge and with no obligation.
- Duration
- One day per window, interior finish included.
- Call-out
- Included in Rixensart and neighbouring municipalities
How it runs
How the job runs
The same protocol everywhere, adapted to what the visit reveals on site. Nothing is decided from the pavement.
- Positioning study
- Trimmer if needed
- Fitting the window and the original flashing kit
- Joining the roofing underlay
- Roof insulation in the outskirts
- Plasterboard-lined reveal finish
Locating
Position between rafters, sill height, orientation. We check the planning rules if the facade is visible from the street.
Opening
Cutting through roof covering and the battens, a trimmer if needed.
Fitting the frame
Levelling, fixing, roofing underlay connected.
Flashing kit
Joint matched to the material: tile, slate, corrugated sheet.
Interior finish
Reveal insulated and boarded, square return at the top, splayed at the bottom.
Frequently asked questions
Velux roof window installation in Rixensart
The questions we get asked most often before this kind of job.
Can it be applied to a slate roof?
Yes, with the matching flat flashing kit. The kit is not the same as for a profiled tile.
And condensation?
It comes from a lack of ventilation, not from the window. A reveal cut square at the top and sloped at the bottom lets air circulate against the glazing.
Do you replace an existing roof window?
Yes, and it is often half a day: the new frame takes over the existing opening when the dimensions match.
Do you come out to Rixensart with no extra call-out charge?
Yes. Rixensart is one of our 17 municipalities: the call-out is included in the quote, not added at the bottom of the invoice.
Other work in Rixensart
While we are on site
Combining two jobs in one visit brings the invoice down. We suggest it when it makes sense, never to pad the quote.
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Your job in Rixensart
On-site visit, detailed costing within 48 working hours, with no obligation on your part.