Glazing bead security upgrades in Merseyside

Glazing bead security upgrades in Merseyside: what will it cost?

Expect £54 to £114 including VAT (£45 to £95 plus VAT) per window for glazing bead security upgrades in Merseyside, with a minimum charge of £174 including VAT (£145 plus VAT) per visit. Several windows on one visit work out cheaper per window.

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.

Work we can carry out

Can be combined with laminated units
No change to how the window looks
Beads replaced where cracked or brittle
Suitable for windows and glazed doors
Bead clips and bead locks for uPVC frames
Concealed fixings for aluminium beads

Covering Merseyside

We can arrange glazing bead security upgrades anywhere in Merseyside, including Liverpool and Birkenhead. Visit dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Merseyside has Liverpool's listed commercial centre and waterfront offices, Victorian terraces across the city and the Wirral, and suburban high streets in Southport and St Helens.

This work suits:

Glazed doors with external beads
Older uPVC windows with beads on the outside
Ground-floor and back windows
Aluminium windows and doors with external beads

Towns in Merseyside

Before the visit

Which windows

Ground-floor and hidden windows come first; upstairs windows that cannot be reached are a lower priority.

Tape, clips or both

Tape stops the unit being lifted out; clips make the beads harder to remove. Both together give the best result.

What the rules say in England

England

Safety glass in critical locations

In England, section 5 of Approved Document K treats glazing in doors and in side panels within 300 mm of a door edge, from floor level up to 1,500 mm, and any other glazing below 800 mm, as a critical location. Glass there should break safely, be robust, or be guarded. Laminated or toughened glass meeting BS EN 12600 class 3 is the usual answer, rising to class 2 for door and side-panel panes wider than 900 mm.

Replacing glass in an existing frame

Replacing only the glass or sealed unit in an existing frame is generally treated as a repair in England rather than notifiable building work. Replacing a whole window or door is notifiable and is normally certified through a competent person scheme or approved by building control. Either way, new glass in a critical location should still be safety glass.

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 Merseyside: questions

Which towns in Merseyside do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Merseyside, including Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport and Wallasey, and in other towns across the area.

Will the upgrade change how my windows look?

No. The tape is hidden behind the beads and clips are discreet.

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.

How do I know if my beads are on the outside?

Look at the glass from outside. If you can see a separate clip-in strip around the edge of the glass, and the frame inside is plain, the beads are external.

Other glazing in Merseyside

Tell us what you need and we will confirm the price before we attend.