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Glazing bar and capping repairs in Jedburgh

If you're in Jedburgh and dealing with a lifted capping or perished gasket, we can help. We re-seat or replace lifted cappings, perished gaskets and loose glazing bar fixings, and confirm the fixed price in writing before we start.

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We carry out glazing bar and capping repairs in Jedburgh and across the TD8 area. Each glazing bar on a roof lantern has a top capping that clamps the glass onto gaskets.

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

Signs you need glazing bar and capping repairs

  • Gasket rubber poking out, cracked or missing
  • Water running down one glazing bar inside
  • End caps missing at the bottom of a bar

What usually causes it?

Gasket shrinkage

Rubber gaskets shrink back from the ends over time, leaving a gap at the ridge or eaves.

Damage

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

Covering Jedburgh and nearby

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.

From Galashiels to Jedburgh is roughly 14 miles — all part of the Scottish Borders area we cover.

Neighbouring places we cover include Kelso (9 miles), Hawick (10 miles), Selkirk (12 miles).

What should you expect to pay in Jedburgh?

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?

Straightforward repairs — resealing, gaskets, cappings, eaves and like-for-like parts — don't normally need building regulations approval in Scotland. Replacing the whole lantern or enlarging the opening is different and falls under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004; we confirm in writing which route applies before any replacement. 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 Jedburgh: questions

Do you cover Jedburgh?

Yes. We cover Jedburgh, including the TD8 postcode area, as part of Scottish Borders. Send photos by WhatsApp or the form for a free guide price, and we'll confirm the fixed price in writing before any work starts.

Which places near Jedburgh do you cover?

As well as Jedburgh, we cover nearby Kelso, Hawick, Selkirk, Galashiels and the rest of Scottish Borders.

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.

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