Aluminium shopfronts for Sunderland businesses
From the first measured survey to the day you open, our aluminium shopfronts work in Sunderland is planned around your lease, your landlord and your trading hours.
An aluminium shopfront is the glazed frame, doors and stallriser that make up the front of a shop, made to measure in powder-coated aluminium with toughened or laminated safety glass.
How do we plan the job?
The survey for aluminium shopfronts in Sunderland covers measurements, service capacity, access for deliveries and any planning or building control points.
In and around Sunderland we are usually asked to work on cafés, takeaways and independent restaurants and salons, barbers and beauty clinics.
What is included?
- Stallriser and fascia panel
- Measured survey of the opening
- Powder-coated aluminium frames in any RAL colour
- Toughened or laminated safety glass
- Single, double or automatic doors
What should Sunderland owners check first?
- Laminated glass holds together if broken, which helps security.
- A new shopfront usually needs planning permission, and more in a conservation area.
- Entrance doors should give a clear opening width that suits wheelchair users.
In England, fit-out work that affects fire escape, structure, drainage or accessibility falls under the Building Regulations and is signed off by local authority or approved inspector building control. Shopfronts, extraction flues and illuminated signs are dealt with separately by the local planning authority.
Questions about aluminium shopfronts in Sunderland
Is the survey free in Sunderland?
Yes. We survey units in Sunderland and across Tyne and Wear free of charge, with no obligation.
How soon can work start in Sunderland?
Surveys are usually booked within one to two weeks. Your quote includes a start date and a dated programme.
Can you match our brand colour?
Yes. Frames are powder coated to any RAL colour.
Do I need planning permission for a new shopfront?
Usually yes, because it changes the look of the building. Like-for-like repairs often don't. We check with the council for you.
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