Vacant property grilles and screens in Felixstowe: what will it cost?
Our guide range for vacant property grilles and screens in Felixstowe 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.
What goes into a steel screen
- Supply-and-fit for purchase
- Perforated steel window screens
- Schedules for portfolios of empty units
- Fixing to brick, block, timber or uPVC frames
- Steel security door with a key or code lock
- Removal and making good at reoccupation
Fitting in Felixstowe and nearby
Surveys in Felixstowe (IP11) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Harwich (3 miles), Ipswich (11 miles) and Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles).
Suffolk has timber-framed and listed buildings in its market towns, Ipswich's Victorian terraces and waterfront, and coastal towns such as Lowestoft.
Common openings for vacant property grilles and screens:
- Properties awaiting sale or probate
- Buildings between tenants
- Development sites before works
- Void council and housing association homes
Getting the right steel screen for your building
How long it will be empty
For short voids, screens are quick to put up and take down.
Insurance
Unoccupied buildings often have insurer conditions; check them before the building is left.
What the rules say 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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Felixstowe
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Vacant property grilles and screens in Felixstowe: questions
Can you survey in Felixstowe and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Felixstowe, Harwich, Ipswich and elsewhere in Suffolk are booked around installer availability.
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.
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.
Vacant property grilles and screens in nearby towns
- Harwich3 miles
- Ipswich11 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea15 miles
- Colchester20 miles
- Stowmarket22 miles
- Sudbury27 miles
Other grilles in Felixstowe
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Door security gates
- French door grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Window security grilles
Tell us about your steel screen and we will come back with a guide price.