What you are buying
Curtain walling hangs a glazed skin off the structural frame rather than sitting in an opening, which is why it is specified on multi-storey commercial work. Thermally broken mullions and transoms, with opening vents where ventilation is required.
Every job starts with a site survey, because a frontage measured off a photograph is a frontage that arrives wrong. We take the opening dimensions, check the lintel and the floor level, and confirm what the existing structure will carry before anything is ordered.
If you are fitting out more than one unit, say so at survey — pricing per opening usually improves once the same team is doing several.
Send the opening size and a photograph of the frontage and you will have an indication the same working day.
Common questions
Do you fit shutters to an existing shopfront?
Usually yes, provided the lintel will take the load and there is headroom for the barrel. That is one of the first things checked at survey.
How much does a shopfront cost in the Midlands?
It depends on the opening width, the material and whether the existing frontage needs stripping out. As a guide, an aluminium frontage on a standard single unit usually starts around £2,450 plus VAT. The survey gives you a fixed written figure rather than a range.
How long does installation take?
A straightforward shopfront is one to two days on site once manufactured. Manufacturing is typically three to four weeks from the point you approve the drawings. Shutters alone are usually a single day.
What guarantee comes with the work?
Installation is guaranteed for 12 months. Manufacturer warranties on hardware, motors and powder coating run longer and are passed to you in writing on completion.
Is the survey really free?
Yes, and there is no obligation attached to it. A number of people book one purely to get a realistic figure before they commit to a lease or set a refurbishment budget.
