Fixed window grilles and bars in Leicestershire

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

As a guide, fixed window grilles and bars in Leicestershire cost £234 to £714 including VAT (£195 to £595 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

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.

Specification at a glance

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

Covering Leicestershire

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Leicestershire, including Leicester and Loughborough. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Leicestershire mixes Leicester's Victorian terraces and busy retail streets with market towns such as Loughborough and Melton Mowbray.

Where fixed window grilles and bars are most often used:

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

Towns in Leicestershire

What to think about first

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.

Finish

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

Consents and safety: 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

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

Fixed window grilles and bars in Leicestershire: questions

Which towns in Leicestershire do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Leicestershire, including Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Coalville and Wigston, and in other towns across the area.

Can fixed grilles be removed later?

Yes, by unbolting them from inside, though anti-tamper fixings are deliberately awkward to remove.

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 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.

Other grilles in Leicestershire

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