Window security grilles in Isle of Wight

Window security grilles in Isle of Wight: what will it cost?

Our guide range for window security grilles in Isle of Wight is £414 to £954 including VAT (£345 to £795 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

A window security grille is a steel barrier fitted across a window so that breaking the glass no longer gives a way in. It can be retractable, fixed or removable, and is most often fitted inside the reveal where it is protected and barely noticed from outside.

Choices you can make

Retractable, fixed or removable designs
Works with uPVC, aluminium, timber and steel windows
Powder-coated in white, black or anthracite to sit with the frame colour
Fitted inside the glass by default; external options for recessed or plain openings
Quick-release escape handle for bedroom and upstairs windows
Anti-tamper fixings into masonry or a fabricated subframe

Covering Isle of Wight

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Isle of Wight, including Newport and Ryde. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

The Isle of Wight's stock is mainly Victorian seaside terraces, villas and holiday properties, many of them used seasonally.

Common openings for window security grilles:

Flats with windows onto shared walkways
Offices and shops with side or rear windows
Ground-floor and basement windows
Outbuildings, workshops and garages with glazing

Towns in Isle of Wight

Getting the right window grille for your building

Depth in the reveal

Tracks need a few centimetres of flat reveal. Where the frame sits flush with the wall, the grille can be fixed to a slim subframe instead.

Colour

White disappears against white frames, while black or anthracite suits darker frames and period sash windows.

What the rules say in England

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.

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

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Isle of Wight
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Window security grilles in Isle of Wight: questions

Which towns in Isle of Wight do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Isle of Wight, including Newport, Ryde, Cowes and Sandown.

Will a grille damage my window frame?

No. Grilles fix to the wall reveal or a subframe, not to the window itself, so the frame and its warranty are unaffected.

Do grilles work on bay windows?

Yes. A bay is usually treated as separate grilles for each face, or one grille following the bay on a curved or angled track.

Should window grilles go inside or outside?

Inside in most cases. Internal grilles avoid weathering, are harder to attack, keep the outside of the building unchanged and rarely need planning permission. External grilles suit openings with no internal depth.

Other grilles in Isle of Wight

Tell us about your window grille and we will come back with a guide price.