Security glass for home windows in Acton

What is the price of security glass for home windows in Acton?

Guide prices for security glass for home windows in Acton are £162 to £474 including VAT (£135 to £395 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before any glass is ordered.

Security glass for home windows means replacing the glass in your existing frames with laminated glass or sealed units that have a laminated pane. The windows look and open exactly as before, but breaking the glass becomes a slow, noisy job rather than a quick way into the house.

What goes into security glass for home windows

Obscure glass for bathrooms and landings
Laminated inner pane in new sealed units
Works with uPVC, aluminium and timber frames
Toughened outer pane where safety glass is required
Low-E glass and argon to keep rooms warm
Security tape or clips on externally beaded windows

Fitting in Acton and nearby

Surveys in Acton (W3) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Chiswick (1 mile), Shepherds Bush (2 miles) and Willesden (2 miles).

Greater London has every kind of glazing, from Georgian sashes and Victorian bays in conservation areas to high-street shopfronts, office curtain walling and new-build flats.

This glazing suits:

Basement and lower-ground windows
Bungalows, where every window is at ground level
Ground-floor windows at the back of the house
Flats on walkways and balconies

Questions we will ask at the survey

Keep or replace frames

If the frames are sound, new glass is the cheaper upgrade. If they are failing, we will tell you so you can compare with new windows.

Beads inside or out

Externally beaded windows can have the glass removed from outside. We fit security tape or clips so that route is closed.

Building regulations and safety in England

England

Windows needed for escape

Approved Document B expects many habitable rooms in houses, particularly upstairs, to have an escape window with a clear 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. Changing the glass does not alter that, but locks, secondary glazing and film must not stop the window opening. Laminated glass is hard to break through, so escape always relies on the window opening.

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.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Acton address
Fixed price in writing
Glass made, then fitted