How much does security grille servicing cost in Northamptonshire?
Security grille servicing in Northamptonshire costs £114 to £234 including VAT (£95 to £195 plus VAT) per grille, with a minimum visit charge of £174 including VAT (£145 plus VAT). The price is confirmed before the visit.
Security grille servicing is planned maintenance that keeps grilles running smoothly and locking properly. A service cleans the tracks, lubricates the pivots and runners, checks fixings and alignment, tests the lock and any release mechanism, and records anything that needs attention.
What the work covers
- Roller grille spring, motor and safety device checks
- Lubrication of pivots, runners and lock
- Track cleaning and debris removal
- Lock and key operation test
- Annual or six-monthly plans for multiple grilles
- Quick-release escape mechanism test
Covering Northamptonshire
We can arrange security grille servicing anywhere in Northamptonshire, including Northampton and Corby. Visit dates depend on engineer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Northamptonshire combines Victorian boot-and-shoe terraces in Northampton and Kettering with post-war Corby and growing new estates.
This work suits:
- Offices and multi-grille buildings
- Shops opening and closing grilles daily
- Landlords with grilles in rented homes
- Grilles over escape windows
Towns in Northamptonshire
Before the visit
Powered grilles
Electric grilles need checks of their safety devices as well as the mechanics.
How often
Daily-use and external grilles benefit from six-monthly visits; light-use internal grilles from yearly.
Rules that apply in England
Electric roller grilles
Electric grilles need a suitable supply wired to BS 7671. In homes, some electrical work is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations. Powered grilles should have working safety devices and regular maintenance.
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.
How it works
- Tell us how many grilles
- Price confirmed before the visit
- Clean, lubricate, adjust and test
- Written service record
Security grille servicing in Northamptonshire: questions
Which towns in Northamptonshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Northamptonshire, including Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden, and in other towns across the area.
Do you service grilles fitted by others?
Yes, most makes and types.
How often should a grille be serviced?
Once a year for most grilles, and every six months for grilles used daily, fitted outside, or electrically operated.
What is checked on an electric roller grille?
The motor, limits, safety edges or photocells, manual override and the curtain and guides.
Other grilles in Northamptonshire
- French door grilles
- Security grille installation
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Bespoke security grilles
- Hinged security gates
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
Tell us what you need and we will confirm the price before we attend.