Winsick, 24.2 road miles out, in the north-north-west quarter
Skylights & rooflights in Winsick
A small place on Mansfield Road, two miles south of Chesterfield, with a park of its own and the River Rother nearby. Whatever the age of the house, the survey starts in the dim room and works up.
A river, a park and a main road
Winsick is placed by three things on the map: the River Rother, Winsick Park and Mansfield Road. Whatever the house, we start from the same place: indoors, looking up.
Winsick, from the map down to the roof
Winsick is a hamlet in Derbyshire, sometimes mapped as a village. This page covers the road, the planning position, the river and the parks, then explains how we read any roof, from the room outwards, before a product is chosen. More about the firm sits at skylight installation in Nottingham.
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On Mansfield Road, two miles south of Chesterfield
Winsick stands on the B6039, Mansfield Road, two miles south of Chesterfield. Three classified roads pass within roughly a kilometre of the village point: the A617, the B6038 and the B6039. Is there a station? Rail is absent: nothing in the way of a station or tram stop sits inside 2 km.
Measured from the middle of Nottingham, Winsick is 24.2 miles on the road and lies north-north-west, a drive of around 34 minutes if traffic behaves. That makes Winsick one of the further places we cover, and still comfortably inside the 30 miles.
How a survey works at that distance
We book the visit so that it is worth the drive: one trip to see the room, the roof and the access. Tell us which room is dark. At the survey we stand in it, look at where the light falls, then go up and read the slope, the covering and the timbers. A fixed written quote follows, so the number you agree is the number you pay.
We agree a day with you in advance, so the visit fits round your week.
24.2miles
by road, to the north-north-west
34minutes
drive, traffic allowing
3roads
classified roads within about 1 km
What we look for on the day
If there is a loft hatch, we want to see the space above the ceiling. It tells us whether a sun tunnel tube can run down to a landing, how deep the insulation is, and whether the roof is framed with rafters or trusses. For a flat roof we look at the surface and at how water leaves it. None of this takes long, and all of it goes into the written quote.
Neighbours and edges
Hasland Hall Park is recorded as a neighbourhood about 1.4 km from the Winsick point. We cover it, as we do every place within 30 road miles. For the full list, areas we cover shows every village and town.
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How we read a Winsick roof, from the room outwards
Every Winsick roof is read on its own terms. The survey starts with what you can see from inside and works up through the loft to the covering, so the product follows the roof and the room, not a guess about the street.
From the room outwards
First, the room. Where does it stay dim, and at what time of year? A back kitchen that is fine in June can be gloomy at three o'clock in November. Then the roof: pitched or flat, slate, tile or membrane, rafters or trusses. Each of those answers changes the product and the price.
| Roof type | Likely fit | First check |
|---|---|---|
| Pitched, slate or tile | Roof window | Rafter spacing |
| Flat, felt or membrane | Rooflight or lantern | Upstand height |
| Under an unused loft | Sun tunnel | Route to the ceiling |
Pitched roofs
A roof window sits in the slope and brings in sky and fresh air, and suits a loft room or a landing under the rafters. We fit a flashing kit made for your covering: on slate we work up from the eaves, lifting only the courses around the opening and re-laying them over the new flashings, and on concrete tile we match the kit to the profile so water runs clear of the frame in the first autumn gales. On a truss roof, we plan how the load is carried around the opening before we price it.
Flat roofs and extensions
A flat-roofed kitchen or garden room is the classic place for a flat roof rooflight, or else a lantern, because the sky is straight above and nothing blocks it. The upstand and the roof finish decide how it is sealed, and we match both.
Replacing an existing rooflight
Perhaps a rooflight is already there, clouded between the panes or tired in the frame. Mention it when you get in touch. Taking it out and fitting a new one forms part of our work, and the survey shows whether the old opening can be reused. Workmanship carries a written ten-year guarantee.
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North East Derbyshire, and five Grade II listed buildings
Planning for Winsick is handled by North East Derbyshire District Council, whose planning team can confirm the status of any address. Winsick is in Derbyshire. Consent questions therefore go to that office, never to Nottingham City Council.
Five listed buildings near Winsick
Five listed buildings, all Grade II, appear in Historic England's records for the area around the Winsick point. Conservation areas: none recorded nearby. North East Derbyshire holds the current position for any address, so if you suspect your road is protected, we ask them before ordering.
5Grade II
listed buildings in the nearby records
Why five is a small number
Five listed buildings across the surrounding area is a small number. For most homes it means listing is unlikely to come into the job, and a quick address check with the council settles it for yours.
What a listing changes
Where your house is one of the listed five, consent comes before any new opening in the roof, and we tell you so before you spend time on a quote. Where the house is not listed and is not in a protected area, most rooflights on a house follow the ordinary national rules.
Notification, and where the planning limits are set out
The planning limits and Building Regulations are the same everywhere in England. They cover how far a rooflight may stand proud of the roof, how high it may sit, the glazing on a side-facing slope, and what Building Regulations require when a roof is opened up. We have put them in a single guide, planning permission for rooflights, so that nothing here can drift out of date.
If a job is notifiable, we lodge the Building Control notification, with the council's building control team or a registered approver, and everything we fit meets current Building Regulations.
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The River Rother, the washlands and the parks
One named watercourse flows near Winsick, the River Rother. Winsick Park lies 0.2 km from the village point, with Grassmoor Country Park and Eastwood Park both about 1.3 km away. The Avenue Washlands nature reserve is 2.1 km off. Washlands are low-lying land that is allowed to hold floodwater.
Damp air and a roof
Low, wet ground by a river can mean damper air than a hilltop gets, and a rooflight feels that in two ways. First, condensation. In winter the pane is the coldest thing in the room, and breath, cooking and showers settle there first. A warm-edge spacer round the glazing unit stops the inside pane chilling so far, and a vent or an opening sash releases steam before it drips. Our guide to energy efficient rooflights goes through how glazing and frames work together.
Green space and leaf fall
Parks bring trees, and trees bring leaves. Over a flat roof they pile against the upstand and hold wet against the seal, so we build that upstand tall and slope the roof away from it. Where the roof is pitched, flashing chosen for your covering lets leaves wash across without catching.
Colour and finish inside
The light a rooflight delivers also depends on what it lands on. A pale ceiling and walls pass daylight further into the room, while a dark floor swallows it. Where you plan to redecorate, tell us, because the position of the opening can be chosen with the finish in mind.
Light over open ground
Open green space nearby can mean fewer tall buildings blocking the sky. A rooflight in a house with that outlook collects a broad, even light, even under heavy cloud. That is the kind of daylight we plan for in the grey months.
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Reaching Winsick from either side of Chesterfield
Winsick runs into the edge of the Chesterfield area. The neighbourhood called Hasland Hall Park is 1.4 km from the Winsick point, and Mansfield Road leads straight out to the town. Whichever name you use for your address when you write to us, we will find it.
What to tell us when you enquire
Two things help. The first is the room, in your words: where it is, which way it faces if you know, and when it feels darkest. The second is a photograph of the roof from the garden, taken in daylight. You do not need to climb up. The picture tells us the type of covering and whether an extension has a flat roof, and we confirm everything at the survey.
- Washland
- Low ground beside a river that is left open so floodwater has somewhere to go.
- Sun tunnel
- A roof dome, a reflective tube and a ceiling diffuser that carry daylight into a windowless room.
- Upstand
- The low frame round a flat-roof opening that lifts the glass clear of water.
What happens next
We come out. The survey carries no charge, and a price goes on paper only once the roof has been seen. That quote is fixed, whatever the day brings. If you accept it, the unit goes in to current Building Regulations, with Building Control notified where it applies.
Which product, in short
A sun tunnel suits a landing or bathroom with no window. For a room in the roof, a roof window. For an extension, a flat rooflight or lantern. These cover most rooms that stay dark in winter, and we explain which one fits yours without pushing the bigger option.
Asked about Winsick roofs
Is Winsick a village or part of Chesterfield, and does it matter for planning?
Winsick is a hamlet on Mansfield Road, two miles south of Chesterfield. For planning, what matters is the council, and here it is North East Derbyshire District Council. We ask them about listing and protected areas before a rooflight is ordered.
You have not seen my house. How can you quote before a visit?
A quote follows the visit, not the other way round. The free survey comes first, and the written price comes after it. Once given, that price is fixed. Before the visit, photographs of the room and of the roof from the garden help us arrive prepared.
Does damp ground near the Rother make condensation worse on a rooflight?
Damp ground can add moisture to the air, and cold glass collects it. A well-made unit with warm-edge spacers helps, as does an opening rooflight or a vent built into the frame. Ventilation gets discussed on the survey, since the room matters as much as the glass.
Is 24 miles too far for a small job like one sun tunnel?
No. At 24.2 road miles out, Winsick is inside the 30 miles we cover, and one sun tunnel is a perfectly good job. The survey costs nothing anywhere in that area, and we come to you.