Fixed window grilles and bars in Melksham

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

Our guide range for fixed window grilles and bars in Melksham 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

Internal or external fixing
Anti-tamper bolts or resin anchors into masonry
Made to measure for arched and odd-shaped openings
Welded steel frame with vertical bars or a grid
No lock to maintain
Galvanised, powder-coated or both for external use

Fitting in Melksham and nearby

We can arrange fixed window grilles and bars anywhere in Melksham, and in nearby Trowbridge, Chippenham and Devizes. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Wiltshire mixes Swindon's Victorian railway terraces and modern estates with stone-built market towns such as Salisbury, Chippenham and Devizes.

Where fixed window grilles and bars are most often used:

Commercial back elevations
Outbuildings and workshops
Toilet and utility windows
Basement and cellar windows

What to think about first

Inside or outside

Inside fixing keeps the grille away from weather and tampering. Outside fixing suits windows with no internal access or depth.

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.

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.

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

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

Fixed window grilles and bars in Melksham: questions

Which areas near Melksham do you cover?

We can arrange work in Melksham and in nearby Trowbridge (5 miles), Chippenham (6 miles) and Devizes (6 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Can fixed grilles be removed later?

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

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 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 Melksham

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