How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Portadown?
Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Portadown, 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.
Specification at a glance
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Fitting in Portadown and nearby
Whether you are in central Portadown or at the edge of the BT62 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Craigavon and Lurgan are covered too.
County Armagh mixes the historic city of Armagh with the Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown urban area.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
- 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: Northern Ireland
Bedroom and escape windows
Fire safety in new building work in Northern Ireland is covered by the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and Technical Booklet E. Where a room relies on a window for escape, nothing fitted over it should stop it being used. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a keyless internal release.
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.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Portadown: questions
Do you cover Craigavon as well as Portadown?
Yes. As well as Portadown, we can arrange surveys in nearby Craigavon, Lurgan and Banbridge, and elsewhere in County Armagh.
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.
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.
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 Portadown
- French door grilles
- Window security grilles
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Bi-folding security gates
- Bespoke security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.