Escape window grilles in Reading

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Reading: what will it cost?

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Reading typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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

Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
White, black or anthracite finishes
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size

Fitting in Reading and nearby

We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles across Reading, the main centre for Berkshire, and in nearby towns including Wokingham, Crowthorne and Yateley.

Berkshire mixes Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Reading, commuter semis along the Thames Valley and modern business parks around Slough and Bracknell.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

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.

What the rules say in England

England

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.

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.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Reading
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Reading: questions

Which areas near Reading do you cover?

We can arrange work in Reading and in nearby Wokingham (7 miles), Crowthorne (10 miles) and Yateley (10 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Can I lock a quick-release grille when I go away?

Some designs allow a key lock to be used as well, for when the house is empty. The release must always be usable when anyone is sleeping there.

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.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Reading

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