How much should I budget for retractable security grilles in Dundee and Angus?
Our guide range for retractable security grilles in Dundee and Angus 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
- White, black and anthracite as standard, other RAL colours to order
- Galvanised or powder-coated steel, or aluminium for lighter duty
- Key-operated lock box on the leading edge, with optional extra locking points
- Quick-release internal handle available where a window must stay usable for escape
- Vertical bars with diagonal scissor links that lock rigid when closed
- Top-hung or bottom-running versions to suit the floor or sill
Covering Dundee and Angus
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee and Arbroath. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Dundee's sandstone tenements and waterfront sit alongside Angus towns such as Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.
Where retractable security grilles are most often used:
- Ground-floor windows of homes and flats
- Back doors, French doors and patio doors
- Office receptions and glazed partitions
- Shop windows and glazed shop entrances
Towns in Dundee and Angus
What to think about first
Security level
Domestic grilles suit most homes. Shops, pharmacies and high-value stock may justify heavier sections or a third-party certified product.
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.
Consents and safety: 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.
External grilles and planning
External grilles and shutters on commercial buildings normally need planning permission from the council under the Scottish planning system. Councils' shopfront guidance commonly prefers internal, open-mesh security, particularly in conservation areas and town centres.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Retractable security grilles in Dundee and Angus: questions
Which towns in Dundee and Angus do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee, Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.
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.
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.
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.
Other grilles in Dundee and Angus
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Home security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Door security gates
- Shopfront security grilles
- Internal security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.