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Roof lantern leak repairs in Maidstone

We cover Maidstone and the wider Kent area for roof lantern leak repairs. In short, we trace where the water gets in and repair the seal, capping, ridge, eaves or kerb that has failed — and you know the price before any work begins.

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We carry out roof lantern leak repairs in Maidstone and across the ME14 area. A roof lantern leak is almost always a failed seal, a lifted capping, blocked eaves drainage or a problem where the kerb meets the flat roof — not a failed lantern.

Rainwater running down an internal glazing bar of a roof lantern above a kitchen

Signs you need roof lantern leak repairs

  • Drips from a glazing bar or the eaves beam when it rains
  • Water running down the inside face of the glass
  • A leak that only appears in wind-driven rain from one direction

Why it happens

Lifted or misaligned cappings

Top cappings clip or screw over each glazing bar. If one has lifted, been knocked or was never seated, rain gets straight under it.

The kerb or roof junction

If the flat roof membrane isn't dressed high enough up the kerb, or the kerb has no fall, water sits against the joint and finds its way in under the lantern.

Covering Maidstone and nearby

Even in drier areas, one heavy downpour with blocked eaves is enough to overflow a lantern indoors. Clearing the eaves channel is the simplest prevention there is.

Coastal wind drives rain hard against lanterns, so cappings and ridge seals on the seaward face take the most punishment.

We also cover nearby Chatham (8 miles), Rochester (8 miles), Gillingham (9 miles).

What should you expect to pay in Maidstone?

Guide price, per lantern£195–£595 ex VAT£234–£714 inc VAT

Guide price for roof lantern leak repairs: £195–£595 ex VAT (£234–£714 inc 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 England?

In England, 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 Regulations 2010, so we set out the route in writing first. Listed buildings need listed building consent from the local council for alterations, and conservation areas can have extra controls; like-for-like repairs are treated differently from changes, so check with the council's conservation officer first.

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.

Roof lantern leak repairs in Maidstone: questions

Do you need to visit to price roof lantern leak repairs?

Not always. Clear photos are often enough for a guide price. Where the cause isn't obvious, a visit to inspect and water-test is charged from £145 ex VAT, confirmed before we come.

Which places near Maidstone do you cover?

As well as Maidstone, we cover nearby Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham, Strood and the rest of Kent.

Can you fix the leak in the rain?

We can make the lantern safe in wet weather, but sealants and tapes need a dry, clean surface to bond, so permanent repairs are done in a dry window.

Will you show me what was wrong?

Yes. We photograph the failed detail and the finished repair and send them to you with the invoice.

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