Phoning around for burglar bars in Johannesburg takes time, and every company asks the same questions. Send one measuring sheet instead and we pass it to burglar bar manufacturers and installers who serve Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the steel, the lock, the finish, fitting and how soon they can start.
Burglar Bars in Johannesburg
Burglar bars in Johannesburg are ordered mainly for house windows, kitchen and bathroom vents, and shopfront openings. Give the number of windows, their sizes and the frame type so burglar bar makers and installers serving Johannesburg and the rest of Gauteng can quote you accurately.
Want to know more first? Our burglar bars guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Security doors, gates and bars in Johannesburg
Johannesburg is a mix of older face-brick houses with steel-framed windows, townhouse complexes, flats and busy shopping strips, so the security work varies a lot from suburb to suburb. Trellis doors and slamlock gates are common on houses in the northern and western suburbs, while clear bars suit newer aluminium windows where owners want to keep the view. Flats usually need body corporate approval before anything is fitted to a balcony or front door. Shops and workshops in the southern industrial areas favour heavy bars and steel doors. Highveld summer storms and hail make a good paint finish worthwhile, and fabricators are spread across the city.
Typical burglar bars requests in the area come from:
- Houses: steel bars on every window, with a quick-release panel in each bedroom
- Townhouses and complexes: bars in a body corporate approved style, often slim and matching the frames
- Flats and apartments: bars on ground-floor and balcony windows, with a way out kept in each bedroom
- Shops and restaurants: bars over rear windows, storerooms and vents, with a clear view where needed
- Factories and warehouses: heavy mesh and bars on offices, vents and stores in factories and yards
- Offices and practices: neat bars or clear bars on ground-floor windows without darkening the room
- Schools, clinics and churches: bars on clinic and classroom windows that meet fire and escape rules
Local tips for Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, what people fit most is this: trellis doors on houses, clear bars in complexes, heavy bars and steel doors on shops. Makers and installers: fabricators in the southern and western industrial areas, with installers across the city. A useful tip: flats and complexes: get written body corporate approval before ordering.
Burglar Bars are usually made in mild steel, 12 mm bars in a 20 x 20 mm frame, windows from 600 x 600 to 1,800 x 1,500 mm, with fixed, or hinged with an inside latch or key and powder coat, galvanised in coastal areas. Locally: summer hail and storms: ask for a powder-coat or primed and painted finish.
What to include in your request
- Number of openings with width and height of each in mm
- Window frame type: steel, aluminium or wood
- Fixed bars, or a quick-release panel on bedrooms
- Inside the reveal or fixed to the face of the wall
- Colour, finish and whether you are near the sea
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Manufacturers, installers and locksmiths on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need the work done.
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