In a house with children the windows above ground level are the thing worth attention, and they are rarely the thing people call about. Everything else here is the ordinary list — mesh, handles, rollers, mirrors — but window safety on an upper floor is cheap to address and easy to overlook entirely.
Restrictors on upper floor windows
A window restrictor limits how far a window opens, usually to a gap too narrow to climb through, and releases with a catch an adult can operate.
They cost very little and fit most existing windows without replacing anything.
So on an upper floor in a house with young children we would fit them as a matter of course. It is the cheapest safety item available on a window and it is almost never asked for, because most people do not know it exists.
Grilles that still let you out
Fixed grilles are common here and a grille across the only window of a room is also a blocked escape route.
That matters more in a bedroom than anywhere else in the house.
So where we fit or repair a grille we include an opening section with a simple internal catch on at least one window per room. It is no weaker from outside, it costs little, and it is what we would want in our own homes.
The ordinary list, done in one visit
Beyond that, work here is the familiar range: mesh that has clogged or torn, a handle that has snapped, a window gone stiff on its rollers, a bathroom mirror spotting at the edge.
None is worth a separate visit and together they are a morning.
So it is worth walking round before calling. Most households find three or four things once they look, and told in advance we bring the parts for all of them rather than coming back.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
