For upvc roof lanterns in Essex, we offer both routes: supply-only with delivery for builders and DIYers, and full installation by our own teams in Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and county-wide.
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Essex work means dealing with 1930s semis, new-build estates and barn conversions — large bifold-plus-lantern rear extensions are the dominant project type, and our surveyors specify accordingly rather than quoting blind.
Every lantern is thermally broken aluminium as standard, glazed with 28mm argon-filled units, and available with self-clean and solar-control coatings. Supply-only orders include kerb specifications and fitting documentation; installed projects carry our written workmanship guarantee on top of the 10-year product cover.
Not in current systems — anthracite foil finishes and improved proportions have closed much of the visual gap. At larger sizes aluminium still wins on slimness, which is why we'll show you both.
Quality modern uPVC carries UV stabilisation and colourfast foils with long guarantees. The yellowing associated with older white plastic belongs to a previous generation of material.
With reinforced ridges, uPVC handles standard domestic sizes comfortably. For very large spans we'd steer you to aluminium, where the engineering headroom is greater.
Yes — the glazing options are identical to our aluminium range, including self-clean coatings and blue or neutral solar control.
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