Retractable security grilles in Chester

How much do retractable security grilles cost in Chester?

Retractable security grilles in Chester typically cost £414 to £1,554 including VAT (£345 to £1,295 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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.

What you can specify

Quick-release internal handle available where a window must stay usable for escape
Vertical bars with diagonal scissor links that lock rigid when closed
Single, double or multi-leaf layouts for wide openings
Top-hung or bottom-running versions to suit the floor or sill
Folds into a stack typically around a sixth of the opening width
White, black and anthracite as standard, other RAL colours to order

Fitting in Chester and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Chester and across the CH1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Ellesmere Port (6 miles) and Halewood (12 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Cheshire has half-timbered and listed buildings in central Chester, Victorian terraces in Crewe and Warrington, and large modern estates across the county.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Stockrooms and cash offices
Shop windows and glazed shop entrances
Ground-floor windows of homes and flats
Back doors, French doors and patio doors

Things to decide before you order

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.

Rules that apply in 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.

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.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Chester address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Retractable security grilles in Chester: questions

Do you cover Ellesmere Port as well as Chester?

Yes. As well as Chester, we can arrange surveys in nearby Ellesmere Port, Halewood and Bebington, and elsewhere in Cheshire.

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.

Can a retractable grille be fitted inside the window?

Yes, and that is how most are fitted. The tracks fix into the window reveal or to a timber or steel subframe, so the grille sits between the glass and the room.

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.

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