How much should I budget for French door grilles in Lancaster?
Our guide range for French door grilles in Lancaster is £954 to £2,034 including VAT (£795 to £1,695 plus VAT) per pair of doors, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
French door grilles are usually a pair of retractable grilles that fold to each side of the doors and meet in the centre, where they lock together. They protect the glazing and the meeting stiles, which are the weak point of many French doors.
Choices you can make
- Optional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Set back to clear inward-opening doors
- Pair of leaves meeting at a central lock
- Low-profile floor track
- Locks keyed alike with other grilles in the house
- Small stacks at each side of the doors
Fitting in Lancaster and nearby
We can arrange French door grilles anywhere in Lancaster, and in nearby Morecambe, Fleetwood and Thornton-Cleveleys. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Lancashire is known for stone and red-brick terraces in its mill towns, Victorian seaside resorts such as Blackpool, and historic Lancaster.
Where French door grilles are most often used:
- Period homes with timber French doors
- Ground-floor flats
- Dining rooms and kitchens
- French doors to gardens
What to think about first
Upper floors
A grille behind Juliet balcony doors needs to keep any required escape route usable.
Curtains and blinds
Stack positions are planned around curtain tracks and returns.
Consents and safety: 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.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
French door grilles in Lancaster: questions
Do you cover Morecambe as well as Lancaster?
Yes. As well as Lancaster, we can arrange surveys in nearby Morecambe, Fleetwood and Thornton-Cleveleys, and elsewhere in Lancashire.
Can French door grilles open one side only?
Yes. Each leaf runs independently, so you can open one side and leave the other closed.
Will the grille match my doors?
We powder-coat grilles in white, black, anthracite or a RAL colour close to your frames.
How long does it take to fit?
Usually two to three hours once the grilles arrive.
French door grilles in nearby towns
- Morecambe3 miles
- Fleetwood12 miles
- Thornton-Cleveleys15 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness18 miles
- Blackpool19 miles
- Kendal19 miles
Other grilles in Lancaster
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Removable security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Window security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.