Rooflights in Manchester, made across the M62
From Didsbury side-returns to Ancoats lofts, Vant Glass delivers made-to-measure rooflights across Manchester and Greater Manchester — every one manufactured at our own factory in Aintree, Liverpool, forty minutes down the M62.
Frameless, framed and walk-on rooflights built to your exact sizes, at factory-direct prices, with free delivery to all M postcodes and a 20-year guarantee on every glass unit.
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Rooflights we deliver to Manchester
Frameless, framed or walk-on — every unit is built to your exact millimetre sizes. Configure online for an instant price.
Most popularCustom Frameless Rooflight
A minimal, edge-to-edge look with no visible frame inside or out — our most popular and best-value bespoke option.
- Edge-to-edge glass
- Double or triple glazed
- Best value
Made to orderCustom Framed Rooflight
Clean, defined lines with a thermally broken frame for maximum energy performance on contemporary extensions.
- Thermally broken frame
- Any size made to order
Structural glassCustom Walk-On Rooflights
Structurally rated glass for roof terraces, glass floors and internal walkways — frameless or framed, with anti-slip options.
- Walk-on load rated
- Anti-slip finish
- Thermally broken
A North West manufacturer for the North West's biggest market
Manchester's extension boom runs on rooflights — and most of them arrive on pallets from hundreds of miles away. Ours are made in the North West, priced factory-direct, and backed by a team your builder can ring with a technical question about upstands or glazing spec.
We're an online manufacturer and we supply rather than fit: every unit arrives ready for your builder or roofer to install.
Your rooflight is made in Aintree, Liverpool — about 35 miles from central Manchester, not at the far end of a courier network.
Delivering across Greater Manchester
- Altrincham
- Ancoats & Northern Quarter
- Bury
- Cheadle
- Chorlton
- Didsbury
- Prestwich
- Sale
- Salford
- Stockport
- Stretford
- Withington
…and everywhere in between. Free delivery covers the whole area — if you're nearby but not listed, we deliver to you too.
Rooflights for Manchester homes
South Manchester is rooflight country. The Victorian terraces of Chorlton, Withington and Levenshulme built their reputation on side-return and rear extensions, where a long frameless rooflight — or two — turns a dark kitchen into the best room in the house. Didsbury's larger semis and villas take bigger spans, and Altrincham and Sale follow the same pattern across the Trafford border.
In town, walk-on rooflights bring light into basements and lower floors of converted mills and townhouses, while Stockport, Prestwich and Bury's interwar semis suit straightforward flat-roof extensions where made-to-measure sizing keeps the design clean.
Planning permission in Manchester
For most Manchester houses a rooflight is permitted development — no planning application — provided it projects no more than 150mm above the roof plane and sits no higher than the ridge.
Conservation areas are dotted across the city — parts of Didsbury and Chorltonville among them — and Greater Manchester's other boroughs (Trafford, Stockport, Salford, Bury) run their own planning teams. If your home is in a conservation area or listed, check with the relevant council before ordering; we'll manufacture to the sizes that keep everyone happy.
Planning guidance here is general information, not advice for your specific property — always confirm with Manchester City Council if you're unsure.
What affects the cost of a rooflight in Manchester?
Configure any unit online for an instant made-to-measure price — these are the things that move it.
Size of the glass
Price scales with the glazed area. Because every unit is made to your exact millimetre sizes, you only pay for the glass you actually need — no rounding up to the next stock size.
Double or triple glazing
Triple glazing costs more but noticeably improves U-values — worth weighing up on large openings or north-facing roofs.
Walk-on specification
Walk-on rooflights use thicker, structurally rated glass tested to load-bearing standards, so they sit at a higher price point than a standard flat rooflight of the same size.
Glass coatings and tints
Solar control, self-cleaning coatings and tints each add a little to the price. Solar control is a sensible upgrade on large south-facing rooflights.
The upstand and fitting
We supply the rooflight; your builder or roofer forms the upstand and fits it. Ask them to price this alongside the roof works — fitting a rooflight into a flat roof that's already being worked on is usually quick.
Get an instant price on a rooflight for your Manchester home
Enter your exact sizes online for a transparent made-to-measure price, or talk it through with our Liverpool team.
Rooflights in Manchester — common questions
Do you deliver rooflights to Manchester?
Yes — delivery is free across Manchester and all M postcodes, as it is UK-wide. Stock items typically arrive in 1–7 working days; bespoke made-to-measure units normally within around 14 days.
Where are your rooflights made?
At our own facility in Aintree, Liverpool — about 35 miles from Manchester along the M62. Factory-direct from a North West manufacturer.
Do you fit rooflights in Manchester?
We're a manufacturer, so we supply rather than fit. Every rooflight arrives ready to install and any competent builder, roofer or window fitter in Manchester can fit one — it's a routine job on a flat roof. We're happy to talk through fixing details with your installer over the phone before or after you order.
Do I need planning permission for a rooflight in Manchester?
In many cases, no. Adding a rooflight to a house is usually permitted development, provided it doesn't project more than 150mm above the roof plane and sits no higher than the highest part of the roof. Flats, listed buildings and homes in conservation areas are different — if that might apply to your Manchester home, check with Manchester City Council before ordering.
Can you make rooflights for a side-return extension?
Yes — long, narrow rooflights for side-returns are one of the most common things we make. Because every unit is built to your exact millimetre dimensions, awkward side-return widths aren't a problem.
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