Full frontage replacement
Old frontage out, opening made good, new shopfront in, with a new shutter if you want one.
- Guide price, plus VAT
- £3,895 to £15,995
- Lead time
- 3 to 6 weeks after drawing sign-off for aluminium and steel
What is a full frontage replacement?
A full frontage replacement means taking out the existing shopfront, making good the opening and fitting a new frontage, usually with a new shutter, in one planned sequence.
The risk on a replacement is the night between the old front coming out and the new one going in. We plan the sequence around that, and aim to leave the unit secure or boarded before anyone leaves site. We also check the lintel and the floor level before anything is ordered, because those two things cause most surprises.
Older openings are rarely square. We measure the structural opening at survey, and again before manufacture if the old frontage hides the real edges.
What are the options?
| Like-for-like | Same layout, new materials |
| New layout | Door moved or widened, new stallriser |
| Change of use | New frontage to suit a new trade |
How much do full frontage replacements cost?
| Work | Guide price plus VAT |
|---|---|
| A new frontage, with strip-out of the old one priced at survey | £3,895 to £15,995 |
Guide prices, not offers. Your written quotation sets the final figure.
What can it include?
| Strip-out | Priced at survey and shown on your quotation |
|---|---|
| Opening | Lintel, floor level and reveals checked |
| Overnight | We aim to leave the unit secure or boarded |
Do you need planning permission?
An external shutter or a changed frontage usually needs planning permission from your council. Like-for-like replacement often does not. Listed buildings need listed building consent, and rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We tell you what applies at survey.
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What do people ask about full frontage replacements?
Will my shop be secure during the replacement?
We plan the sequence around that, and aim to leave the opening secure or boarded before anyone leaves site.
Do you take away the old shopfront?
Yes. Removal and disposal are priced at survey and shown on your written quotation.
What can go wrong with an old opening?
A tired lintel, an uneven floor or walls out of square. We check these at survey and price any work before you accept.
Where do we fit full frontage replacements?
Across the UK. Choose your area:
- Aberdeenshire and Moray
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayrshire
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Clwyd
- Cornwall
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Durham
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dyfed
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Fife
- Forth Valley
- Gloucestershire
- Greater Glasgow
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Gwent
- Gwynedd
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Highlands
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lanarkshire
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Lothians
- Merseyside
- Mid Glamorgan
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Powys
- Rutland
- Scottish Borders
- Scottish Islands
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Glamorgan
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tayside
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Glamorgan
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
Find out what your frontage will cost
Answer four quick questions for a guide price, or book a free survey for a firm one.