Boarding Up Staines provides boarding up across Ashford, Surrey (TW15), for homes, shops and flats left with a broken window, a forced door or an opening that can’t be locked. A person answers the phone 24 hours a day, and we attend at any hour, including nights, weekends and bank holidays. When you ring, we’ll work out an arrival time with you from your postcode. This page covers Ashford near Staines, not Ashford in Kent, and we’ll confirm the address on the call.
Call 01784 774 186 with your postcode, the type and rough size of the opening, and a few photos if it’s safe to take them.
What we board in Ashford
Spelthorne’s design code describes much of Ashford’s housing as low-rise detached and semi-detached homes built between 1885 and 1960. Tell us the floor level and access arrangements rather than assuming an opening is straightforward to reach. The town centre is a mostly linear run along Church Road, with two- to three-storey terraces and shopfronts at ground level. Local service businesses include cafes, takeaways and hairdressers. North of Church Road, newer apartment blocks rise to five storeys, so for a flat we’ll ask about floor level and access before we quote.
We handle window boarding for houses and flats and shopfront boarding for commercial premises. We also secure doors, frames and locks after forced entry, board roofs and skylights, and secure empty properties.
How the boarding is done
The van carries boarding stock and fixings. We typically use 18mm exterior-grade plywood, with OSB for smaller openings, and security fixings that are hard to remove from outside. Where the frame is sound, we fix in a way that avoids extra damage, which helps whoever does the permanent repair. If a frame has been badly split or pulled away, we’ll explain the options before starting, because boarding needs something solid to fix into. Boarding makes the property secure now, and a glazier or door fitter can then carry out the permanent repair when it suits you.
An illustrative example
For example, a typical call might come from a shop owner on Church Road whose ground-floor shopfront pane has been cracked overnight, with glass still hanging in the frame and a flat above. On the call, we’d ask whether anyone needs to stand near the glass, how big the pane is, whether the frame looks intact and where a van could stop nearby. If the frame is sound, the likely approach would be to clear loose glass carefully and fix exterior plywood across the opening with security fixings. If the frame is distorted, we’d talk through the options first.
While you wait
- Keep people, especially children and pets, away from broken glass and unstable doors or frames.
- Don’t go into premises that might be unsafe, and don’t climb onto roofs or ladders.
- Take photographs of the damage only if you can do so safely.
- After a break-in, report it to the police and keep the crime reference number before you contact your insurer.
- Have your postcode and any access details ready, such as side gates, shared entrances or parking.
What affects your quote
We give you a free, clear quote on the call before any work starts. It depends on:
- the number and size of openings
- height and access, such as upper-floor flats, roofs or skylights
- the materials and board thickness needed
- the fixing method, including security fixings
- whether a damaged door or frame has to be secured first
- any broken glass or debris to make safe
Paperwork for your insurer
When the work is done, you’ll get an itemised invoice, time-stamped before and after photographs and a written statement of the work carried out. Your insurer decides what’s covered, so check your policy with them. We aren’t loss adjusters or legal advisers. You can read more about insurance paperwork.
We’ve over 10 years’ experience, are fully insured (certificate on request) and DBS-checked. We also cover boarding up in Staines and nearby Stanwell.
Get Ashford property made secure
Call 01784 774 186 at any hour, or Email us if it isn’t urgent. Send your postcode, the type and size of the opening and safe photographs, and we’ll talk through access and give you a quote.