What is the price of quick-release escape window grilles in Thatcham?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Thatcham 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.
What you can specify
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Thatcham and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Thatcham and across the RG18 postcode district, as well as in nearby Newbury (3 miles) and Basingstoke (12 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Berkshire mixes Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Reading, commuter semis along the Thames Valley and modern business parks around Slough and Bracknell.
This type of grille suits:
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Loft conversion windows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Basement bedrooms
Questions we will ask at the survey
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Planning and safety in England
Grilles in rented homes
Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.
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
- Tell us about the opening
- Survey and measuring
- Written quote and lead time
- Fitting, testing and handover
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Thatcham: questions
Do you cover Newbury as well as Thatcham?
Yes. As well as Thatcham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Newbury, Basingstoke and Reading, and elsewhere in Berkshire.
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.
How does a quick-release grille work?
A lever or push release on the inside of the lock box unlatches the grille so it can be slid open in one movement, with no key needed.
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 nearby towns
Other grilles in Thatcham
- Internal security grilles
- Hinged security gates
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Vacant property grilles and screens
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