Vacant property grilles and screens in Woodford Green: what will it cost?
Our guide range for vacant property grilles and screens in Woodford Green is £145 to £395 plus VAT (£174 to £474 inc VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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.
Choices you can make
- Light and ventilation through perforations
- Fixing to brick, block, timber or uPVC frames
- Removal and making good at reoccupation
- Perforated steel window screens
- Schedules for portfolios of empty units
- Anti-tamper fixings
Fitting in Woodford Green and nearby
We can arrange vacant property grilles and screens anywhere in Woodford Green, and in nearby Chingford, Walthamstow and Leytonstone. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.
Common openings for vacant property grilles and screens:
- Properties awaiting sale or probate
- Void council and housing association homes
- Empty shops and offices
- Development sites before works
Getting the right steel screen for your building
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.
What the rules say in England
Insurer requirements
Insurers set their own conditions for business premises, stock and cash. If your policy names a type or rating of grille, get the wording in writing before ordering; the insurer decides whether a product meets it.
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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Woodford Green
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Vacant property grilles and screens in Woodford Green: questions
Can you survey in Woodford Green and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Woodford Green, Chingford, Walthamstow and elsewhere in Greater London are booked around installer availability.
Can you secure several empty properties?
Yes. Send the list of addresses and openings and we will price it as a schedule.
Do screens damage the building?
Screens are fixed with anchors that leave small holes, which we make good when the screens come down.
Are screens better than boarding?
Steel screens are stronger, harder to remove, let light in and generally look less neglected than timber boards.
Vacant property grilles and screens in nearby towns
Other grilles in Woodford Green
- French door grilles
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Front door security gates
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Door security gates
- Security grille servicing
Tell us about your steel screen and we will come back with a guide price.