Roller security grilles in Harwich

Roller security grilles in Harwich: what will it cost?

Our guide range for roller security grilles in Harwich is £1,495 to £4,995 plus VAT (£1,794 to £5,994 inc VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

A roller security grille is a curtain of linked aluminium or steel tubes that coils into a box above the opening. Lowered, it gives an open-mesh barrier you can see through; raised, it leaves the full width clear with nothing parked at the sides.

What goes into a roller grille

Manual spring-balanced, crank or electric operation
Coil box above the opening, internal or external
Suitable for shopping centre units, counters and wide internal openings
Brick-bond or straight link patterns in aluminium or steel
Guide channels fixed to the face or into the reveal
Mill, anodised or powder-coated finishes

Fitting in Harwich and nearby

Surveys in Harwich (CO12) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Felixstowe (3 miles), Ipswich (10 miles) and Clacton-on-Sea (12 miles).

Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.

Common openings for roller security grilles:

Shops with deep heads above the glazing
Shopping centre and arcade units
Car park and stairwell openings
Counters and kiosks

Getting the right roller grille for your building

Head space

The coil box needs height above the opening. If there is no room inside, a retractable grille is usually a better fit.

Powered door safety

Electric grilles are powered doors, so they need the right safety devices, a risk assessment and regular maintenance.

What the rules say in England

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 across exits in business premises

In workplaces and other non-domestic premises, including the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep escape routes and emergency exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be unlocked and parked open whenever the building is occupied, and covered in the fire risk assessment.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Harwich
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Roller security grilles in Harwich: questions

Do you cover Felixstowe as well as Harwich?

Yes. As well as Harwich, we can arrange surveys in nearby Felixstowe, Ipswich and Clacton-on-Sea, and elsewhere in Essex.

Is a roller grille the same as a roller shutter?

No. A shutter uses solid or perforated slats; a grille uses an open mesh of tubes and links, so you can see through it and air can pass.

Do roller grilles need planning permission?

Internal roller grilles generally do not. External ones normally do, and councils often prefer open-mesh grilles to solid shutters where something external is allowed.

What happens to an electric grille in a power cut?

Powered grilles have a manual override, usually a crank or chain, so they can be raised or lowered without power.

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Other grilles in Harwich

Tell us about your roller grille and we will come back with a guide price.