Escape window grilles in March | From £534 inc VAT

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in March 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

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned at a sensible height
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
No key or tool needed to open from inside

Fitting in March and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in March and across the PE15 postcode district, as well as in nearby Wisbech (8 miles) and Peterborough (14 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Cambridgeshire includes listed college-town streets in Cambridge, the Victorian terraces and newer estates of Peterborough, and fenland market towns.

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

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

What to think about first

Is it an escape window?

If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.

Clear opening

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

Consents and safety: 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.

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.

How it works

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in March: questions

Do you cover Wisbech as well as March?

Yes. As well as March, we can arrange surveys in nearby Wisbech, Peterborough and King's Lynn, and elsewhere in Cambridgeshire.

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.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns

Other grilles in March

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in March

Free quote in March