Escape window grilles (quick release) in County Tyrone

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

Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in County Tyrone, 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 goes into a quick-release grille

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
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
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening

Covering County Tyrone

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in County Tyrone, including Cookstown and Dungannon. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

County Tyrone is largely rural, with market towns such as Omagh, Dungannon, Strabane and Cookstown.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

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

Towns in County Tyrone

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

Release position

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

What the rules say in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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.

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.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in County Tyrone
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in County Tyrone: questions

Which towns in County Tyrone do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in County Tyrone, including Cookstown, Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane.

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.

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.

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.

Other grilles in County Tyrone

Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.