How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Poole?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Poole 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
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
Fitting in Poole and nearby
Surveys in Poole (BH15) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Bournemouth (5 miles), Christchurch (9 miles) and New Milton (14 miles).
Dorset combines large suburban areas around Bournemouth and Poole with stone-built market towns and conservation-area high streets such as Dorchester and Bridport.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Basement bedrooms
- Loft conversion windows
Things to decide before you order
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Rules that apply 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.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Poole address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Poole: questions
Do you cover Bournemouth as well as Poole?
Yes. As well as Poole, we can arrange surveys in nearby Bournemouth, Christchurch and New Milton, and elsewhere in Dorset.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
- Bournemouth5 miles
- Christchurch9 miles
- New Milton14 miles
- Dorchester20 miles
- Weymouth22 miles
- Shaftesbury22 miles
Other grilles in Poole
- Hinged security gates
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Home security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Shopfront security grilles
- French door grilles
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