Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dronfield: what will it cost?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Dronfield 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 goes into a quick-release grille
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Fitting in Dronfield and nearby
Surveys in Dronfield (S18) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Chesterfield (4 miles), Sheffield (6 miles) and Staveley (6 miles).
Derbyshire has gritstone cottages in the Peak District, Victorian terraces in Derby and Chesterfield, and retail parades in its former mining towns.
Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
What the rules say in England
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.
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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Dronfield
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dronfield: questions
Do you cover Chesterfield as well as Dronfield?
Yes. As well as Dronfield, we can arrange surveys in nearby Chesterfield, Sheffield and Staveley, and elsewhere in Derbyshire.
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.
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.
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 Dronfield
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Roller security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Door security gates
- Retractable security grilles
- Patio and bifold door grilles
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.