Escape window grilles in Chester

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Chester 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 at a sensible height
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Fitting in Chester and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Chester and across the CH1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Ellesmere Port (6 miles) and Halewood (12 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Cheshire has half-timbered and listed buildings in central Chester, Victorian terraces in Crewe and Warrington, and large modern estates across the county.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Loft conversion windows
Basement bedrooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Is it an escape window?

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

Release position

Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.

What the rules say in England

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.

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 Chester
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Chester: questions

Can you survey in Chester and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Chester, Ellesmere Port, Halewood and elsewhere in Cheshire are booked around installer availability.

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.

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.

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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Chester

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