Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dundee and Angus

How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Dundee and Angus?

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Dundee and Angus 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 you can specify

White, black or anthracite finishes
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Release positioned at a sensible height
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Covering Dundee and Angus

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee and Arbroath. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Dundee's sandstone tenements and waterfront sit alongside Angus towns such as Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Loft conversion windows
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows

Towns in Dundee and Angus

Things to decide before you order

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.

Rules that apply in Scotland

Scotland

Grilles in rented homes

Private landlords in Scotland must meet the repairing standard, which includes fire safety provisions. Grilles over windows a tenant may need for escape should open from inside without a key.

Bedroom and escape windows

In Scotland, escape from homes is covered by the Building Standards technical handbooks (section 2, fire). 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

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Dundee and Angus address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dundee and Angus: questions

Which towns in Dundee and Angus do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee, Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.

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.

Other grilles in Dundee and Angus

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