What is the price of glazing bead security upgrades in Dundee and Angus?
Allow £54 to £114 including VAT (£45 to £95 plus VAT) per window for glazing bead security upgrades in Dundee and Angus, with a minimum charge of £174 including VAT (£145 plus VAT) per visit. The price is confirmed before we attend.
A glazing bead security upgrade makes the glass much harder to remove from the outside of a window or door. On frames with external beads, a burglar can sometimes prise off the beads and lift the whole unit out quietly, and bonding the glass with security tape or fitting bead clips makes that route much harder.
What is included
- Beads replaced where cracked or brittle
- Concealed fixings for aluminium beads
- Bead clips and bead locks for uPVC frames
- Double-sided security glazing tape between unit and frame
- Can be combined with laminated units
- No change to how the window looks
Covering Dundee and Angus
We can arrange glazing bead security upgrades anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee and Arbroath. Visit dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Dundee's waterfront offices and city-centre shops sit among sandstone tenements, while Angus has the market town of Forfar and coastal Arbroath, Carnoustie and Montrose.
Typical reasons to book:
- Older uPVC windows with beads on the outside
- Aluminium windows and doors with external beads
- Glazed doors with external beads
- Rented homes where frames are staying
Towns in Dundee and Angus
Things to think about
Which windows
Ground-floor and hidden windows come first; upstairs windows that cannot be reached are a lower priority.
Glass at the same time
If units are misted or due for replacement, it is cheaper to fit laminated units and tape in one visit.
Building regulations and safety in Scotland
Security rules for new homes
Standard 4.13 asks for doors and windows in new homes that are vulnerable to unlawful entry to be secure. Glazing that would let someone reach a lock from outside should be laminated or similarly robust, and easily accessible openable windows need a keyed lock or a keyless lock with laminated glass. It applies through the building warrant for new homes and conversions.
Replacing glass in an existing frame
In Scotland, replacing glass in an existing frame is normally treated as a repair rather than work needing a building warrant. Whether replacing whole windows or doors needs a warrant depends on the building, and the work should still meet the building standards. The council's building standards service can confirm what applies.
How it works
- Send a photo of the bead side
- Visit price agreed
- Clips, tape or internal beads fitted
- Record of anything else we noticed
Glazing bead security upgrades in Dundee and Angus: questions
Which towns in Dundee and Angus do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee, Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.
Can you do this on aluminium windows?
Often, depending on the bead design. We check the profile when we confirm the price.
Does the glass have to come out to fit security tape?
Yes. Each unit is removed, the tape is applied to the frame and the unit is refitted, so it is a good moment to swap in laminated glass if wanted.
Can burglars really remove the glass from outside?
On some externally beaded windows, yes. The beads can be eased off and the unit lifted out quietly. Security tape and clips make that much harder.
Other glazing in Dundee and Angus
- Security double-glazed units
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Security window film
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Bullet-resistant glass
- Security glass for doors
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.