How much should I budget for home security grilles in Dorset?
Budget £414 to £954 including VAT (£345 to £795 plus VAT) per window for home security grilles in Dorset, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.
Home security grilles are made-to-measure grilles for the windows and doors of houses and flats, usually retractable and fitted inside the glass. Folded back during the day they are barely noticeable; drawn across at night or when you are away, they stop entry through broken glass.
Specification at a glance
- Free survey before any price is fixed
- Fitting arranged around your day, with dust sheets and tidy-up
- Works with sash, casement, tilt-and-turn and bay windows
- Locks keyed alike across the house if you prefer
- Quick-release escape handles for bedrooms and upstairs rooms
- Low-profile tracks for doors and patio openings
Covering Dorset
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Dorset combines large suburban areas around Bournemouth and Poole with stone-built market towns and conservation-area high streets such as Dorchester and Bridport.
Where home security grilles are most often used:
- Bungalows, where every room is on the ground floor
- Flats with windows on walkways or balconies
- Ground-floor windows at the back of the house
- Homes left empty while travelling
Towns in Dorset
What to think about first
Keys
Locks can be keyed alike so one key works every grille.
Look
Match the grille colour to your window frames and it will almost disappear.
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.
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
Home security grilles in Dorset: questions
Which towns in Dorset do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Dorset, including Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Christchurch and Bridport, and in other towns across the area.
Can grilles be fitted in a rented home?
Tenants need the landlord's permission. Landlords should make sure escape routes stay usable for tenants.
Do home security grilles look like prison bars?
Not when they are fitted inside the glass in a matching colour. Folded back, a grille is a slim stack at the side of the window.
Will grilles affect my home insurance?
Some insurers ask about security measures. Tell your insurer about any changes; they decide whether it affects your policy.
Other grilles in Dorset
- Security grille installation
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Bespoke security grilles
- Removable security grilles
- Hinged security gates
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.