Escape window grilles in Ballymena

How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Ballymena?

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Ballymena is £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

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
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
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size

Fitting in Ballymena and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Ballymena and across the BT43 postcode district, as well as in nearby Antrim (10 miles) and Magherafelt (15 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

County Antrim centres on Belfast's red-brick terraces, Victorian city centre and commercial areas, with towns such as Lisburn, Ballymena and Larne.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Upstairs habitable rooms
Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows

Things to decide before you order

Release position

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

Is it an escape window?

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

Rules that apply in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Grilles in rented homes

Private landlords in Northern Ireland have fitness and safety duties under the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, as amended by the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. Grilles over windows a tenant may need for escape should open from inside without a key.

Grilles inside the glass

A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission in Northern Ireland, as it does not materially change the outside of the building. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Ballymena address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Ballymena: questions

Do you cover Antrim as well as Ballymena?

Yes. As well as Ballymena, we can arrange surveys in nearby Antrim, Magherafelt and Ballymoney, and elsewhere in County Antrim.

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.

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 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 Ballymena

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