What should security double-glazed units cost in Shropshire?
Our guide range for security double-glazed units in Shropshire is £174 to £594 including VAT (£145 to £495 plus VAT) per unit, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A security double-glazed unit is a sealed unit in which one or both panes are laminated glass, usually the inner pane, so the window keeps its insulation but resists being broken through. It fits the same frame as a standard unit and is the simplest way to add security to modern windows and doors.
What goes into security double-glazed units
- Laminated inner pane, outer pane or both
- Warm-edge spacer bars in black, grey or white
- Security glazing tape or clips where beads are external
- Made to measure for each sash, light and door panel
- 24 mm, 28 mm and other overall thicknesses to suit frames
- Obscure and decorative glass for bathrooms and doors
Covering Shropshire
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Shropshire, including Telford and Shrewsbury. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Shropshire combines Shrewsbury's timber-framed and Georgian centre with Telford's modern town centre, business parks and estates, and hill-country towns such as Ludlow and Bridgnorth.
Good candidates for security double-glazed units:
- Windows in flats on walkways and balconies
- Replacing misted or damaged units
- Patio doors and bifolds
- Ground-floor and basement windows
Towns in Shropshire
Before the glass is ordered
Internal or external beads
If your beads are on the outside, we add security tape or clips so the unit cannot be lifted out after the beads are removed.
Overall thickness
The new unit must suit the frame's glazing rebate. If your frames only take thin units, we use thinner laminates or adjust the beads.
Glazing rules in England
Security rules for new homes
Approved Document Q has applied to new homes in England since 1 October 2015. Easily accessible doors and windows, meaning any part within 2 m vertically of the ground or another accessible surface, should meet PAS 24 or an equivalent, and glazing in doors and in windows within 400 mm of a door should be laminated to at least BS EN 356 P1A. It does not apply when you change the glass in an existing home, although it is a sensible benchmark.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
In England, listed building consent from the council may be needed to replace historic glass such as crown or cylinder glass, or to alter glazing bars, sashes and frames. Historic England publishes guidance on traditional windows. Secondary glazing and window film are often easier to agree because they can be removed later, but the council's conservation officer makes the decision.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Shropshire address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Security double-glazed units in Shropshire: questions
Which towns in Shropshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Shropshire, including Telford, Shrewsbury, Wellington, Bridgnorth and Ludlow, and in other towns across the area.
Which pane should be laminated?
Usually the inner pane, so smashing the outer pane does not create an opening. On doors and low panes the outer pane is normally toughened to meet safety rules.
How long do new units take?
Units are made to order after the survey. Lead times vary with glass type and size, and we confirm them when we quote.
Will a laminated unit be heavier?
A little. A laminated pane weighs about the same as a solid sheet of the same thickness. On large opening sashes we check hinges and friction stays.
Other glazing in Shropshire
- Security glass for doors
- Broken glass replacement
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Toughened safety glass
- Shopfront security glass
- Bullet-resistant glass
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