Phoning around for burglar bars in KwaZulu-Natal 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 towns and suburbs across KwaZulu-Natal. They quote on the steel, the lock, the finish, fitting and how soon they can start.
Burglar Bars in KwaZulu-Natal
Burglar bars in KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal spans Durban's coastal suburbs and beachfront flats, Umhlanga and Ballito estates, Pietermaritzburg's older houses, inland towns like Newcastle, and large township and rural areas. Salt air and humidity along the coast corrode ordinary steel quickly, so galvanising and a good paint system matter far more than the small extra cost. Houses often have steel or aluminium windows, and many flats and complexes have body corporate rules on gate and bar styles. Trellis doors, slamlock gates and clear bars are all common. Fabricators and installers work from areas such as Pinetown, Springfield, Jacobs and Pietermaritzburg, and travel to the North and South Coasts.
Typical burglar bars requests in the area come from:
- Houses: steel bars on every window, with a quick-release panel in each bedroom
- Flats and apartments: bars on ground-floor and balcony windows, with a way out kept in each bedroom
- Townhouses and complexes: bars in a body corporate approved style, often slim and matching the frames
- 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
- Schools, clinics and churches: bars on clinic and classroom windows that meet fire and escape rules
- Farms and smallholdings: heavy bars on remote houses, stores and pump rooms, galvanised against weather
- Offices and practices: neat bars or clear bars on ground-floor windows without darkening the room
Local tips for KwaZulu-Natal
In KwaZulu-Natal, what people fit most is this: galvanised bars and gates near the coast, clear bars and trellis doors in complexes. Makers and installers: fabricators in Pinetown, Springfield, Jacobs and Pietermaritzburg. A useful tip: check your body corporate's rules, and ask for stainless or coated fixings.
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: salt air and humidity near the sea: ask for galvanised steel and sealed welds.
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: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
Manufacturers, installers and locksmiths on our network work throughout KwaZulu-Natal, including Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone. For smaller towns and farms, ask what the travel charge is from the nearest workshop and whether one trip covers measuring and fitting.