Home security grilles in Edinburgh and the Lothians: what will it cost?
Our guide range for home security grilles in Edinburgh and the Lothians is £414 to £954 including VAT (£345 to £795 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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
- 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
- Free survey before any price is fixed
- Quick-release escape handles for bedrooms and upstairs rooms
- Low-profile tracks for doors and patio openings
Covering Edinburgh and the Lothians
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Edinburgh and the Lothians, including Edinburgh and Livingston. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Edinburgh's Old and New Towns are a World Heritage Site full of listed tenements and shops, surrounded by suburbs and the Lothians' towns.
Common openings for home security grilles:
- Ground-floor windows at the back of the house
- Homes left empty while travelling
- Bungalows, where every room is on the ground floor
- Patio, French and kitchen doors
Towns in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Getting the right home grille for your building
Look
Match the grille colour to your window frames and it will almost disappear.
Escape from bedrooms
Grilles over bedroom and upstairs windows need a release that opens from inside without a key.
What the rules say in Scotland
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission in Scotland, as it does not materially change the outside of the building. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
Bedroom and escape windows
In Scotland, escape from homes is covered by the Building Standards technical handbooks (section 2, fire). Where a room relies on a window for escape, nothing fitted over it should stop it being used. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a keyless internal release.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Home security grilles in Edinburgh and the Lothians: questions
Which towns in Edinburgh and the Lothians do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Edinburgh and the Lothians, including Edinburgh, Livingston, Musselburgh, Bathgate and Dalkeith, and in other towns across the area.
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.
Are grilles safe if there is a fire?
Yes, provided any window needed for escape has a grille with a keyless internal release. We will not fit a key-only grille over an escape window.
Can grilles be fitted in a rented home?
Tenants need the landlord's permission. Landlords should make sure escape routes stay usable for tenants.
Other grilles in Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Bespoke security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- French door grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
Tell us about your home grille and we will come back with a guide price.