Fixed window grilles and bars in Borehamwood

How much should I budget for fixed window grilles and bars in Borehamwood?

Our guide range for fixed window grilles and bars in Borehamwood 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.

Choices you can make

Anti-tamper bolts or resin anchors into masonry
Galvanised, powder-coated or both for external use
Bar spacing chosen to stop entry while keeping light
Made to measure for arched and odd-shaped openings
Welded steel frame with vertical bars or a grid
Decorative bar patterns available for visible elevations

Fitting in Borehamwood and nearby

We can arrange fixed window grilles and bars anywhere in Borehamwood, and in nearby Barnet, Bushey and Potters Bar. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Hertfordshire mixes the garden cities of Letchworth and Welwyn, post-war new towns such as Stevenage, and historic centres like St Albans.

Where fixed window grilles and bars are most often used:

Rear storerooms and plant rooms
Outbuildings and workshops
Toilet and utility windows
Basement and cellar windows

What to think about first

Appearance

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

Finish

External grilles last longest when hot-dip galvanised and then powder-coated.

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

Fixed window grilles and bars in Borehamwood: questions

Can you survey in Borehamwood and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Borehamwood, Barnet, Bushey and elsewhere in Hertfordshire are booked around installer availability.

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.

Can fixed bars go on a bedroom window?

Generally no. Bedroom and upstairs habitable room windows often need to work as escape windows, so they should have an openable grille with a keyless internal release.

Fixed window grilles and bars in nearby towns

Other grilles in Borehamwood

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