Retractable security grilles in Cambridgeshire: what will it cost?
Our guide range for retractable security grilles in Cambridgeshire is £414 to £1,554 including VAT (£345 to £1,295 plus VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A retractable security grille is a steel or aluminium lattice of vertical bars joined by scissor links that runs in a top and bottom track. Drawn across a window or door it forms a locked barrier; slid back, it folds into a narrow stack at the side so the opening is fully usable.
Choices you can make
- Key-operated lock box on the leading edge, with optional extra locking points
- Top-hung or bottom-running versions to suit the floor or sill
- White, black and anthracite as standard, other RAL colours to order
- Quick-release internal handle available where a window must stay usable for escape
- Vertical bars with diagonal scissor links that lock rigid when closed
- Folds into a stack typically around a sixth of the opening width
Covering Cambridgeshire
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Cambridgeshire, including Peterborough and Cambridge. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Cambridgeshire includes listed college-town streets in Cambridge, the Victorian terraces and newer estates of Peterborough, and fenland market towns.
Common openings for retractable security grilles:
- Shop windows and glazed shop entrances
- Back doors, French doors and patio doors
- Office receptions and glazed partitions
- Ground-floor windows of homes and flats
Towns in Cambridgeshire
Getting the right retractable grille for your building
Bottom track or no bottom track
A bottom track gives the most rigid grille but can be a trip point across a doorway. Low-profile and removable floor tracks are available for doors.
Which side it folds to
The stack needs a clear wall or reveal to park against. We check curtains, handles, radiators and light switches before the grille is ordered.
What the rules say in 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.
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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Cambridgeshire
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Retractable security grilles in Cambridgeshire: questions
Which towns in Cambridgeshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Cambridgeshire, including Peterborough, Cambridge, Wisbech, St Neots and Huntingdon, and in other towns across the area.
Do retractable grilles need a bottom track?
Most do, because the bottom track stops the grille being pushed out of line. On doorways a low or recessed track can be used to reduce the trip hazard, and some top-hung designs work without one on smaller openings.
How long does a retractable grille take to fit?
Most single windows or doors are fitted in an hour or two once the made-to-measure grille arrives. A shopfront or several openings may take a day.
Will a grille stop me opening my windows?
No. An internal grille sits inside the reveal, so you can open the window as normal when the grille is folded back, and usually with it closed if there is enough depth between grille and glass.
Other grilles in Cambridgeshire
- Bespoke security grilles
- Door security gates
- Roller security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Internal security grilles
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
Tell us about your retractable grille and we will come back with a guide price.