How much should I budget for security secondary glazing in Cirencester?
Our guide range for security secondary glazing in Cirencester is £594 to £1,794 including VAT (£495 to £1,495 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
Security secondary glazing is a separate slim window fitted on the room side of an existing window, glazed with laminated glass so it forms a second barrier. It leaves the original window untouched outside, which makes it a common choice for listed buildings, conservation areas and period sash windows.
Choices you can make
- Fixed within the reveal, leaving the original window untouched
- Suits sash, casement and arched openings
- Vertical sliding, horizontal sliding, hinged and lift-out styles
- Colour-matched frames to suit the room
- Locks and catches that open from inside without a key
- Laminated glass in slim aluminium frames
Fitting in Cirencester and nearby
We can arrange security secondary glazing anywhere in Cirencester, and in nearby Stroud, Cheltenham and Swindon. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Gloucestershire pairs Cheltenham's Regency terraces and shopping promenades with Gloucester's docks and city centre, and Cotswold-stone towns where conservation areas shape window changes.
Common uses:
- Offices in historic buildings
- Listed homes and buildings in conservation areas
- Ground-floor flats in converted townhouses
- Homes on busy roads wanting noise reduction
What to think about first
How it opens
Match the opening style to the original window so both can be opened, cleaned and used for ventilation.
Listed building consent
Internal secondary glazing is usually seen as reversible, but consent can still be needed. Check with the conservation officer first.
Consents and safety: England
Planning permission
Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.
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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Cirencester
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Security secondary glazing in Cirencester: questions
Which areas near Cirencester do you cover?
We can arrange work in Cirencester and in nearby Stroud (10 miles), Cheltenham (13 miles) and Swindon (14 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Does secondary glazing reduce noise?
Yes, often noticeably, because of the air gap between the two panes. Laminated glass helps further.
Can I still open my sash windows?
Yes. Secondary glazing slides, hinges or lifts out so the original window can be opened and cleaned.
Is secondary glazing safe for escape windows?
It can be, as long as it opens quickly from inside without a key. We design catches and handles for that.
Security secondary glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Cirencester
- Laminated security glass
- Safety glazing for schools and public buildings
- Toughened safety glass
- Security window film
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.