Sheet 08 · Costs

What it costs

Indicative supply-and-fit ranges before a survey. They are a starting point for a budget, not a quotation: your price comes in writing once we have measured the opening and know what the council will accept.

Aluminium shopfronts

Single bay£2,000 – £5,000
Up to about 4 m wide, standard height
Double bay£4,000 – £8,000
Two bays divided by a mullion
Three bays or more£8,000 – £20,000+
Wide and large-format frontages

Roller shutters

Manual shutter£800 – £1,500
Spring-balanced or hand-operated
Motorised shutter£1,200 – £2,500
Tubular motor with key switch or remote
Fire-rated shutter£2,000 – £4,000
Tested to BS EN 16034
LPS 1175-rated shutter£2,500 – £5,000
Certified intruder resistance

Security doors

Standard steel door£800 – £1,500
Galvanised steel with multi-point lock
LPS 1175 SR2 door£1,500 – £3,000
Certified to the SR2 grade
LPS 1175 SR3 door£2,500 – £5,000
Certified to the SR3 grade

Automatic doors

Bi-parting sliding door£3,000 – £6,000
Sensor-operated, two sliding leaves
Swing operator added£1,500 – £3,000
Operator fitted to a suitable existing door

Folding glazed doors

Three panels£3,000 – £5,000
Opening up to about 3 m
Five panels£5,000 – £8,000
Opening up to about 5 m
Eight panels£8,000 – £14,000
Wide commercial frontages

Fire doors (single leaf)

FD30£400 – £800
30 minutes’ integrity
FD60£600 – £1,200
60 minutes’ integrity
FD90£1,000 – £2,000
90 minutes’ integrity

What moves the price most

Not usually the aluminium. The biggest swings come from decisions made before anything is ordered:

What the council will accept. Swapping a planned solid external shutter for laminated glass and an internal grille changes the cost — sometimes up, sometimes down — and is far cheaper than doing it after a refusal or an enforcement notice.
Glass. Laminated security glass costs more than toughened, and large panes cost more per square metre than small ones because of handling and lifting.
What is behind the old front. A rotten timber sub-frame, a missing lintel or an uneven floor only shows when the old shopfront comes out. Ask what any quotation — ours included — assumes about it.
Access and hours. Pedestrianised streets, shopping-centre rules and out-of-hours working all add time.
Finish. Standard powder-coat colours are quicker and cheaper than a special match.

Repairs are priced once the fault is found, and confirmed in writing before the work. For grants that can offset the cost of heritage work, see the schemes we can verify.