What is the price of quick-release escape window grilles in Derry?
Most quick-release escape window grilles in Derry fall within £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.
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.
Choices you can make
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
Fitting in Derry and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles across Derry, the main centre for County Londonderry, and in nearby towns including Strabane, Limavady and Coleraine.
County Londonderry centres on Derry's walled city and Victorian streets, with Coleraine and Limavady further east.
This type of grille suits:
- Basement bedrooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Upstairs habitable rooms
Questions we will ask at the survey
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Planning and safety in 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
- Tell us about the opening
- Survey and measuring
- Written quote and lead time
- Fitting, testing and handover
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Derry: questions
Which areas near Derry do you cover?
We can arrange work in Derry and in nearby Strabane (13 miles), Limavady (15 miles) and Coleraine (27 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Derry
- Home security grilles
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Bi-folding security gates
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Fixed window grilles and bars
Get a guide price now and book your free survey in Derry.