How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Torquay?
As a guide, quick-release escape window grilles in Torquay cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free 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
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- 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
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Torquay and nearby
Whether you are in central Torquay or at the edge of the TQ1 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Paignton and Newton Abbot are covered too.
Devon runs from post-war Plymouth and Exeter city centres to Victorian seaside terraces in Torbay and thatched and stone cottages inland.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Loft conversion windows
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Basement bedrooms
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
What to think about first
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Consents and safety: England
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.
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.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Torquay: questions
Do you cover Paignton as well as Torquay?
Yes. As well as Torquay, we can arrange surveys in nearby Paignton, Newton Abbot and Exmouth, and elsewhere in Devon.
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.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Torquay
- Door security gates
- Retractable security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Roller security grilles
- French door grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.