Fixed window grilles and bars in Oldham

How much do fixed window grilles and bars cost in Oldham?

Our guide range for fixed window grilles and bars in Oldham 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 goes into a fixed grille

Anti-tamper bolts or resin anchors into masonry
Decorative bar patterns available for visible elevations
Galvanised, powder-coated or both for external use
Made to measure for arched and odd-shaped openings
Internal or external fixing
No lock to maintain

Fitting in Oldham and nearby

Surveys in Oldham (OL1) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Chadderton (1 mile), Royton (2 miles) and Failsworth (3 miles).

Greater Manchester is dominated by red-brick terraces and mill-town centres, with converted mills, modern city-centre flats and large retail parks.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Commercial back elevations
Toilet and utility windows
Outbuildings and workshops
Rear storerooms and plant rooms

Things to decide before you order

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.

Appearance

On front elevations or period buildings a decorative or slimmer bar pattern may sit better than a plain grid.

Rules that apply in England

England

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.

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.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Oldham address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Fixed window grilles and bars in Oldham: questions

Can you survey in Oldham and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Oldham, Chadderton, Royton and elsewhere in Greater Manchester are booked around installer availability.

Will fixed bars rust?

Galvanised and powder-coated steel is designed for years of outdoor use. Chips in the coating should be touched up to keep the protection intact.

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.

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