What is the price of vacant property grilles and screens in Chippenham?
Vacant property grilles and screens in Chippenham typically cost £145 to £395 plus VAT (£174 to £474 inc VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
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
- Light and ventilation through perforations
- Schedules for portfolios of empty units
- Perforated steel window screens
- Fixing to brick, block, timber or uPVC frames
- Steel security door with a key or code lock
- Anti-tamper fixings
Fitting in Chippenham and nearby
Surveys in Chippenham (SN15) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Calne (5 miles), Melksham (6 miles) and Devizes (9 miles).
Wiltshire mixes Swindon's Victorian railway terraces and modern estates with stone-built market towns such as Salisbury, Chippenham and Devizes.
This type of grille suits:
- Void council and housing association homes
- Properties awaiting sale or probate
- Buildings between tenants
- Development sites before works
Questions we will ask at the survey
Insurance
Unoccupied buildings often have insurer conditions; check them before the building is left.
Access
Decide who needs access and whether a key or code lock suits them.
Planning and safety in England
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.
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.
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 Chippenham: questions
Do you cover Calne as well as Chippenham?
Yes. As well as Chippenham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Calne, Melksham and Devizes, and elsewhere in Wiltshire.
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 Chippenham
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Home security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
Get a guide price now and book your free survey in Chippenham.