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Glazing bar and capping repairs in Dundee and Angus

Dealing with a lifted capping or perished gasket somewhere in Dundee and Angus? We re-seat or replace lifted cappings, perished gaskets and loose glazing bar fixings. Our coverage includes Dundee, Arbroath, Brechin and the villages around them.

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Each glazing bar on a roof lantern has a top capping that clamps the glass onto gaskets. We carry out glazing bar and capping repairs across Dundee and Angus, with a guide price from your photos and a fixed price in writing before any work starts.

Roof lantern glazing bar with the top capping lifted to show the gasket beneath

Signs you need glazing bar and capping repairs

  • A capping visibly higher than its neighbours
  • Gasket rubber poking out, cracked or missing
  • Water running down one glazing bar inside

What usually causes it?

Fixings working loose

Screws and clips that hold the capping relax with thermal movement, so the clamp on the glass weakens.

Damage

Ladders, window cleaning or someone stepping on a lantern can bend a capping or unclip it.

Roof lanterns in Dundee and Angus

Freeze-thaw cycles open up tired sealant and gaskets faster than mild weather does. A spring check after a hard winter catches most problems before they leak.

Near the coast, salt in the air is hard on aluminium finishes and fixings; washing the frame occasionally and touching in chips keeps corrosion away.

What should you expect to pay for glazing bar and capping repairs in Dundee and Angus?

Guide price, per lantern£165–£395 ex VAT£198–£474 inc VAT

Typical range: £165–£395 ex VAT, which is £198–£474 with VAT, per lantern. Towers or scaffold, where needed, are priced into the quote. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing before any work starts.

Do you need permission in Scotland?

In Scotland, like-for-like repairs to a roof lantern don't usually involve building control. A full replacement or a bigger opening is controlled under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, so we set out the route in writing first. Listed buildings in Scotland need listed building consent from the planning authority for alterations, with Historic Environment Scotland guidance; check before changing a lantern on a listed property.

How does it work?

  1. Send photosWhatsApp or upload a few photos and tell us when it leaks.
  2. Guide priceWe reply with a guide price and whether a visit is needed.
  3. Fixed price in writingYou approve the price and the date before anything starts.
  4. Repair and testWe fix what's failed, water-test where it matters, and send photos.

Glazing bar and capping repairs in Dundee and Angus: questions

Can a capping just be clipped back on?

Sometimes, if nothing underneath has failed. We check the gaskets first, because clipping a capping over a perished gasket doesn't stop the leak.

Do you repair uPVC and timber lantern bars too?

Yes. Timber lanterns use different beads and cappings, and we repair those as part of timber lantern repairs.

Which towns in Dundee and Angus do you cover?

All of Dundee and Angus, including Dundee, Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar, Montrose. Rural and remote addresses are covered by arrangement.

How do I get a price for glazing bar and capping repairs in Dundee and Angus?

Send a few photos of the lantern and the problem with your postcode, by WhatsApp or the form. We reply with a guide price and confirm the fixed price in writing before any work starts.

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