Bespoke security grilles in Eltham

How much should I budget for bespoke security grilles in Eltham?

Our guide range for bespoke security grilles in Eltham is £474 to £3,594 including VAT (£395 to £2,995 plus VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

A bespoke security grille is designed and fabricated for one particular opening, such as an arched window, a curved bay, a very large screen or a period building where a standard grille would look wrong. It is measured on site, drawn up and made to suit.

Options for bespoke security grilles in Eltham

Very large or multi-section screens
Design drawing agreed before fabrication
Retractable, fixed, removable or hinged in bespoke shapes
Hidden or discreet fixings
Decorative bar patterns and scroll work
Arched, curved, raked and odd-shaped grilles

Fitting in Eltham and nearby

Eltham is about 9 miles from Central London, the main centre for Greater London. We can survey and fit across the SE9 district and in nearby places such as Blackheath and Welling.

London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.

Where bespoke security grilles are most often used:

Arched and Gothic windows
Listed and period buildings
Churches and community halls
Oversized commercial openings

What to think about first

Lead time

Bespoke grilles take longer than standard ones because each is drawn and made individually.

Budget

Decorative work costs more than plain bars. We can price plain and decorative options side by side.

Consents and safety: England

England

Bedroom and escape windows

Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.

External grilles and planning

External grilles and shutters on shops and other commercial buildings normally need planning permission from the local council because they change the building's appearance. Many councils' shopfront guides favour internal, open-lattice grilles, particularly in conservation areas.

How it works

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Bespoke security grilles in Eltham: questions

Do you cover Blackheath as well as Eltham?

Yes. As well as Eltham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Blackheath, Welling and Catford, and elsewhere in Greater London.

Can you copy an existing grille design?

We can make a grille in a similar style for a matching window. We do not copy other firms' registered designs.

Can a grille be designed for a listed building?

Yes. Slim sections, matched colours and minimal fixings help, but listed building consent is still needed for works that affect the building's character.

Can bespoke grilles still be retractable?

Yes, within limits. Retractable grilles need straight tracks, so curved or arched parts are usually fixed.

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Other grilles in Eltham

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.