How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Weymouth?
Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Weymouth, 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.
Specification at a glance
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Fitting in Weymouth and nearby
Whether you are in central Weymouth or at the edge of the DT4 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Dorchester and Bridport are covered too.
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:
- Loft conversion windows
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Basement bedrooms
Things to decide before you order
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Rules that apply in 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Weymouth address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Weymouth: questions
Can you survey in Weymouth and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Weymouth, Dorchester, Bridport and elsewhere in Dorset are booked around installer availability.
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.
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 Weymouth
- Bi-folding security gates
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Front door security gates
- Roller security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Security grille installation
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