Installation and process
How your roof lantern is made and fitted
Every Tuck's Wood roof lantern is built to order, whether it's one of our standard models or a bespoke design. Because we design, make and install everything ourselves, you deal with the same team from your first enquiry to the day your lantern goes in.
Here's what to expect at each stage.
Your enquiry
Get in touch by phone, email or our quote form. Tell us the internal size of your opening and send any photos, sketches or architect's drawings you have.
Consultation and design
We talk through what you need: size, style, glazing, colour, vents and any extras. We then prepare dimensioned scale drawings for your project, so you can see exactly what you're getting before anything is made.
Quotation and order
You receive a written quotation for supply only, or supply and installation. Once you're happy, the order is confirmed and payments are made in stages, as set out on the quotation.
Hand-built in Norfolk
Your lantern typically takes around eight weeks to make. We use FSC-certified sapele hardwood, with accoya for mouldings. Our glass comes from British suppliers, and we fabricate and weld the aluminium cappings in-house. One skilled craftsperson is responsible for each lantern, which is fully assembled in our workshop, then taken apart, numbered and painted. We often send customers photographs during construction.
Packing and delivery
Every component is individually wrapped and packed in our own wooden transport crates. The lantern travels as a kit of parts, with detailed assembly instructions and all the screws, bolts and sealant needed. We deliver across the UK and can crate lanterns for shipping worldwide.
Installation
If you choose supply and fit, one of our own experienced installation teams fits your lantern, anywhere in the UK.
Aftercare
Installations are covered by our two-year service warranty, with a 10-year warranty on components and five years on glazing units. Keeping gutters and roof outlets clear two or three times a year is all the maintenance most lanterns need.
Before we install: your checklist
A kerb or upstand
A lead-dressed kerb or upstand must be built before we arrive. Its internal dimensions should match the lantern's internal aperture exactly. See our edge details.
A safe working platform
We need a safe internal working platform beneath the opening so our team can work from inside.
A power supply
A power supply on site for our tools, and for any electric vents or lighting being fitted.
Installation questions
Can my own builder fit the lantern?
Yes. Choose supply only and your lantern arrives as a kit of parts with detailed assembly instructions and all the fixings.
How long does it take from order to installation?
Manufacture typically takes around eight weeks. We'll agree a delivery or installation date with you once your order is confirmed.
Do you install outside the UK?
Our installation teams cover the whole of the UK. For projects abroad, we can crate your lantern for shipping as a kit of parts.
Can I visit the factory?
Yes, by appointment. Get in touch and we'll arrange a time to show you around our workshop in Horningtoft, Norfolk.
Ready to start?
Send us your opening size and any drawings, and we'll take it from there.
Ask for a quote