Escape window grilles in Dunstable

How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Dunstable?

As a guide, quick-release escape window grilles in Dunstable cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

An escape window grille is a retractable grille with a release on the inside that opens it without a key or tool. It secures a window against entry from outside while keeping the window usable as an emergency escape route from inside, which bedroom and upstairs windows often need to be.

Choices you can make

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned at a sensible height
White, black or anthracite finishes
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release

Fitting in Dunstable and nearby

We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Dunstable, and in nearby Luton, Leighton Buzzard and Harpenden. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Bedfordshire runs from Victorian terraces in Bedford and Luton to large post-war estates and new-build edges around Leighton Buzzard, with busy retail parades in every town centre.

Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Loft conversion windows

What to think about first

Clear opening

The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

Consents and safety: England

England

Bedroom and escape windows

Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.

Grilles inside the glass

A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.

How it works

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dunstable: questions

Do you cover Luton as well as Dunstable?

Yes. As well as Dunstable, we can arrange surveys in nearby Luton, Leighton Buzzard and Harpenden, and elsewhere in Bedfordshire.

Can I have security grilles on bedroom windows?

Yes, as long as the grille opens from inside without a key or tool. That keeps the window usable as an escape route.

Do landlords need escape grilles?

Landlords must keep escape routes usable for tenants. A key-only grille over a bedroom escape window is a fire hazard, so a quick-release grille is the safer choice.

Could a burglar use the quick release?

It should not be possible from outside. The release is on the inside face and positioned so it is not reachable through the lattice from outside; we check this at fitting.

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Other grilles in Dunstable

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dunstable

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