How much should I budget for security glazed doors and screens in Kirkwall?
Our guide range for security glazed doors and screens is £1,495 to £4,995 plus VAT (£1,794 to £5,994 inc VAT) per doorset, supplied and fitted. Work in Kirkwall is arranged individually, so travel and glass delivery are confirmed in your written price before anything is booked.
Security glazed doors are complete doorsets, frame, leaf, glass, hinges and locks, built to resist forced entry while still letting people see in and out. They use laminated or anti-bandit glass in heavy aluminium or steel sections, with multi-point locking, and suit shop, office and communal entrances.
Choices you can make
- Hinge bolts and anti-jemmy features
- Doorsets tested by their makers where a standard is specified
- Heavy aluminium or steel doorsets with side screens
- Multi-point and hook-bolt locking
- Door closers, level thresholds and access control provision
- Laminated or anti-bandit glass held by internal beads
Fitting in Kirkwall
Work in Kirkwall (KW15) is arranged individually. Send your postcode, sizes and a photo, and we will confirm what is possible and when.
The island groups have small stone-built towns such as Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway and scattered rural properties, with exposed weather and ferry freight for every glass delivery.
Common uses:
- Communal entrances to blocks of flats
- Doors to cash offices and stockrooms
- Rear and side doors to service yards
- Office and reception entrances
What to think about first
Finish and glass
Powder-coated frames to RAL colours and low-iron glass keep entrances looking good.
Access
Level thresholds, closers with the right opening force and clear widths keep the entrance usable for everyone.
Consents and safety: Scotland
Planning permission
Under the Scottish planning system the council decides whether a new or altered shopfront needs planning permission; changing the glass in an existing frame usually does not. Bollards or barriers in a road or footway need consent from the roads authority, which is normally the council.
Fire-rated glass is different
Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested within that system, under section 2 of the Building Standards technical handbooks and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 for non-domestic premises. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it.
How it works
- Send sizes, photos and your postcode
- We confirm what is possible and when
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, delivered and fitted
Security glazed doors and screens in Kirkwall: questions
Can you work in Kirkwall?
Work in Kirkwall is arranged individually because of travel. Send your postcode and details and we will confirm what is possible.
What is PAS 24?
PAS 24 is a British test standard for the security of doors and windows. A doorset tested to it has been attacked in a set way in a lab. The test belongs to the manufacturer's product as tested, not to the installer.
Do new entrance doors need building regulations approval?
Replacing whole doors is often controlled building work (notifiable in England and Wales; in Scotland and Northern Ireland check with the council's building control), and new entrances may need planning permission. We tell you what applies before ordering.
Can you just change the glass in my existing door?
Often, if the frame is sound. Laminated glass and internal beads are a good upgrade. If the frame is light or worn, a new doorset is better value.
Other glazing in Kirkwall
- Commercial reglazing
- Broken glass replacement
- Glazing bead security upgrades
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Laminated security glass
- Display case security glass
Send sizes and photos with the form, or call 0800 088 6248.