How much do fixed window grilles and bars cost in Clacton-on-Sea?
Our guide range for fixed window grilles and bars in Clacton-on-Sea is £234 to £714 including VAT (£195 to £595 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A fixed window grille is a welded steel frame of bars bolted permanently over or inside a window. It has no moving parts and no lock to pick, which makes it the simplest and most economical grille for openings that are never used for access or escape.
What you can specify
- No lock to maintain
- Internal or external fixing
- Galvanised, powder-coated or both for external use
- Bar spacing chosen to stop entry while keeping light
- Decorative bar patterns available for visible elevations
- Anti-tamper bolts or resin anchors into masonry
Fitting in Clacton-on-Sea and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Clacton-on-Sea and across the CO15 postcode district, as well as in nearby Harwich (12 miles) and Colchester (13 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Rear storerooms and plant rooms
- Toilet and utility windows
- Basement and cellar windows
- Outbuildings and workshops
Things to decide before you order
Finish
External grilles last longest when hot-dip galvanised and then powder-coated.
Never needed for escape
A fixed grille should only go on a window that is not needed as an escape route. Bedrooms and upstairs habitable rooms usually need an openable alternative.
Rules that apply in 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.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Listed buildings need listed building consent for works that affect their character, which can include internal grilles and their fixings. In conservation areas, councils look closely at anything fitted to the outside. We recommend speaking to the council's conservation officer before ordering.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Clacton-on-Sea address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Fixed window grilles and bars in Clacton-on-Sea: questions
Do you cover Harwich as well as Clacton-on-Sea?
Yes. As well as Clacton-on-Sea, we can arrange surveys in nearby Harwich, Colchester and Felixstowe, and elsewhere in Essex.
Do fixed grilles need planning permission?
Internal fixed grilles usually do not. External grilles on front elevations, listed buildings or in conservation areas may need consent, so we check before ordering.
Can fixed grilles be removed later?
Yes, by unbolting them from inside, though anti-tamper fixings are deliberately awkward to remove.
How are fixed grilles attached?
With anti-tamper bolts or resin anchors into solid masonry, or to a steel subframe where the wall is weak. Fixings are positioned so they cannot be reached from outside.
Fixed window grilles and bars in nearby towns
Other grilles in Clacton-on-Sea
- Shopfront security grilles
- Door security gates
- Commercial security grilles
- Home security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Window security grilles
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.