What is the price of vacant property grilles and screens in Shaftesbury?
As a guide, vacant property grilles and screens in Shaftesbury cost £145 to £395 plus VAT (£174 to £474 inc VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.
Vacant property grilles and screens are steel panels or grilles fixed over the windows and doors of an empty building to stop break-ins, squatting, fly-tipping and vandalism. Perforated steel screens let light and air in while keeping people out, and come down cleanly when the building is reoccupied.
What you can specify
- Anti-tamper fixings
- Steel security door with a key or code lock
- Schedules for portfolios of empty units
- Removal and making good at reoccupation
- Light and ventilation through perforations
- Fixing to brick, block, timber or uPVC frames
Fitting in Shaftesbury and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Shaftesbury and across the SP7 postcode district, as well as in nearby Warminster (14 miles) and Frome (16 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Dorset combines large suburban areas around Bournemouth and Poole with stone-built market towns and conservation-area high streets such as Dorchester and Bridport.
This type of grille suits:
- Properties awaiting sale or probate
- Void council and housing association homes
- Development sites before works
- Empty shops and offices
Questions we will ask at the survey
Insurance
Unoccupied buildings often have insurer conditions; check them before the building is left.
How long it will be empty
For short voids, screens are quick to put up and take down.
Planning and safety 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 in rented homes
Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.
How it works
- Tell us about the opening
- Survey and measuring
- Written quote and lead time
- Fitting, testing and handover
Vacant property grilles and screens in Shaftesbury: questions
Which areas near Shaftesbury do you cover?
We can arrange work in Shaftesbury and in nearby Warminster (14 miles), Frome (16 miles) and Salisbury (18 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Can you secure several empty properties?
Yes. Send the list of addresses and openings and we will price it as a schedule.
Can screens be fitted to upper windows?
Yes, where they can be reached safely. Accessible upper windows above flat roofs or extensions are often included.
Do screens damage the building?
Screens are fixed with anchors that leave small holes, which we make good when the screens come down.
Vacant property grilles and screens in nearby towns
Other grilles in Shaftesbury
- Commercial security grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Hinged security gates
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
Get a guide price now and book your free survey in Shaftesbury.