Escape window grilles in St Austell

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

Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in St Austell, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the 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.

What you can specify

Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
No key or tool needed to open from inside
White, black or anthracite finishes
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening

Fitting in St Austell and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in St Austell and across the PL25 postcode district, as well as in nearby Bodmin (9 miles) and Truro (13 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Cornwall's stock is largely granite and slate cottages, terraces and holiday lets, with many seasonal properties left empty for part of the year.

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

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

What to think about first

Release position

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

Clear opening

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

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 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 St Austell: questions

Can you survey in St Austell and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in St Austell, Bodmin, Truro and elsewhere in Cornwall are booked around installer availability.

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.

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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Other grilles in St Austell

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in St Austell

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